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> [In the past we have had a light which flickered, in the present we have a light which flames, and in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winston-churchill/in-the-past-we-have-had-a-light-which-flickered-in-the-present-we/)

[Winston Churchill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winston-churchill/)

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> [Hope has returned to the hearts of scores of millions of men and women, and with that hope there burns the flame…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winston-churchill/hope-has-returned-to-the-hearts-of-scores-of-millions-of-men-and/)

[Winston Churchill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winston-churchill/)

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> [Smoking Cigars is like falling in love. First, you are attracted by its shape; you stay for its flavor, and you must…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winston-churchill/smoking-cigars-is-like-falling-in-love-first-you-are-attracted-by-its/)

[Winston Churchill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winston-churchill/)

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> [The flame of Christian ethics is still our highest guide.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winston-churchill/the-flame-of-christian-ethics-is-still-our-highest-guide/)

[Winston Churchill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winston-churchill/)

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## Other authors on Flames

## More by Winston Churchill

> [The man who can master his time can master nearly anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winston-churchill/the-man-who-can-master-his-time-can-master-nearly-anything/)

[Winston Churchill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winston-churchill/)

> [This is no time for ease and comfort. It is time to dare and endure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winston-churchill/this-is-no-time-for-ease-and-comfort-it-is-time-to-dare-and-endure/)

[Winston Churchill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winston-churchill/)

> [If I had been an Italian I am sure that I should have been whole-heartedly with you from the start to finish in your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winston-churchill/if-i-had-been-an-italian-i-am-sure-that-i-should-have-been-whole/)

[Winston Churchill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winston-churchill/)

> [Never, never, never give up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winston-churchill/never-never-never-give-up/)

[Winston Churchill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winston-churchill/)

> [I play for high stakes and given an audience - there is no act too daring or too noble.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winston-churchill/i-play-for-high-stakes-and-given-an-audience-there-is-no-act-too/)

[Winston Churchill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winston-churchill/)

> [Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most times he will pick himself up and carry on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winston-churchill/man-will-occasionally-stumble-over-the-truth-but-most-times-he-will/)

[Winston Churchill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winston-churchill/)

> [The American Constitution declares 'All men are born equal.' The British Socialist Party add: 'All men must be kept equal'.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winston-churchill/the-american-constitution-declares-all-men-are-born-equal-the-british/)

[Winston Churchill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winston-churchill/)

> [God alone knows how great it is. All I hope is that it is not too late. I am very much afraid that it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winston-churchill/god-alone-knows-how-great-it-is-all-i-hope-is-that-it-is-not-too-late/)

[Winston Churchill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winston-churchill/)

> [When you're 20 you care what everyone thinks, when you're 40 you stop caring what everyone thinks, when you're 60 you realize no one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winston-churchill/when-you-re-20-you-care-what-everyone-thinks-when-you-re-40-you-stop/)

[Winston Churchill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winston-churchill/)

> [Writing a book is an adventure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winston-churchill/writing-a-book-is-an-adventure/)

[Winston Churchill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winston-churchill/)

> [All men make mistakes, but only wise men learn from their mistakes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winston-churchill/all-men-make-mistakes-but-only-wise-men-learn-from-their-mistakes/)

[Winston Churchill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winston-churchill/)

> [People who are not prepared to do unpopular things and defy the clamor of the multitude are not fit to be ministers in time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winston-churchill/people-who-are-not-prepared-to-do-unpopular-things-and-defy-the/)

[Winston Churchill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winston-churchill/)

> [To meet Roosevelt with all his buoyant sparkle, his iridescence, was like opening a bottle of champagne.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winston-churchill/to-meet-roosevelt-with-all-his-buoyant-sparkle-his-iridescence-was/)

[Winston Churchill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winston-churchill/)

> [I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winston-churchill/i-am-always-ready-to-learn-although-i-do-not-always-like-being-taught/)

[Winston Churchill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winston-churchill/)

> [There are plenty of good ideas, if only they can be backed with the power of action.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winston-churchill/there-are-plenty-of-good-ideas-if-only-they-can-be-backed-with-the/)

[Winston Churchill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winston-churchill/)

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