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A dog will look up

A dog will look up on you; a cat will look down on you; however, a pig will see you eye to eye and know it has found an equal.
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If you are not a

If you are not a liberal at twenty, you have no heart. If you are not a conservative at forty, you have no brain.
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Virtuous motives, trammeled by inertia

Virtuous motives, trammeled by inertia and timidity, are no match for armed and resolute wickedness. A sincere love of peace is no excuse for muddling hundreds of millions of humble folk into total war. The cheers of the weak, well-meaning assemblies soon cease to count. Doom marches on.
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A pessimist sees the difficulty

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity;
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Man will occasionally stumble over

Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but usually manages to pick himself up, walk over or around it, and carry on.
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Never give in--never, never, never,

Never give in--never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.
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It helps to write down

It helps to write down half a dozen things which are worrying me. Two of them, say, disappear; about two, nothing can be done, so it's no use worrying, and two perhaps can be settled.
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When you're going through hell,

When you're going through hell, keep going.
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[On recognizing China] But if

[On recognizing China] But if you recognize anyone it does not mean you like them. For instance, we all recognize the right honourable gentleman the member for Ebbw Vale.
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It might be said that

It might be said that Lord Rosebery outlived his future by ten years and his past by more than twenty.
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