One of the most horrible features of war is that all the war-propaganda, all the screaming and lies and hatred, comes invariably from people who are not fighting.

We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak. read more

• Thought Two Ears Mouth Listen Twice Much Speak

A positive attitude can destroy every negative obstacle. read more

• Thought Positive Attitude Destroy Every Negative Obstacle

A person is a person no matter how small. read more

• Thought Person Matter How Small

An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between great men and little men. read more

• Thought Invincible Determination Accomplish Almost Anything Lies Great Distinction Between Men Little

The best is the enemy of the good. read more

• Thought Best Enemy Good

All propaganda is lies, even when one is telling the truth. read more

• Knowledge Propaganda Lies Even Telling Truth

Of pain you could wish only one thing: that it should stop. Nothing in the world was so bad as physical pain. In the face of pain there are no heroes. read more

• Thought Pain Wish Thing Stop Nothing World Bad Physical Face Heroes

The quickest way of ending a war is to lose it. read more

• Thought Quickest Way Ending War Lose

The atmosphere of orthodoxy is always damaging to prose, and above all it is completely ruinous to the novel, the most anarchical of all forms of literature. read more

• Thought Atmosphere Orthodoxy Damaging Prose Above Completely Ruinous Novel Most Anarchical Forms Literature

Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past. read more

• Thought Controls Past Future Present