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A medal glitters, but it also casts a shadow.

— Winston Churchill

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  1. Why stand when you can sit?
  2. Withhold no sacrifice, begrudge no toil, seek no sordid gain, fear no foe, all will be well.
  3. When you are winning a war almost everything that happens can be claimed to be right and wise.
  4. You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.
  5. When I was younger I made it a rule never to take strong drink before lunch. It is now my rule never to do so before breakfast.
  6. You will make all kinds of mistakes; but as long as you are generous and true and also fierce you cannot hurt the world or even seriously d…
  7. When you have to kill a man it costs nothing to be polite.
  8. In attack most daring, in defence most cunning, in endurance most steadfast, they performed a feat of arms which will be remembered and rec…

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Topics in this quote

  • success
  • balance
  • cost
  • fame

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