... there were some things that were true, and some things that were trite; but what was true was trite, and what was not trite was not true...


Quoted by Winston Churchill in his Great Contemporaries (London & New York, 1937) p. 250

Arthur Balfour Quotes

There were some things that were true, and some things that were trite; but what was true was trite, and what was not trite was not true...

There were some things that were true, and some things that were trite; but what was true was trite, and what was not trite was not true...

There were some things that were true, and some things that were trite; but what was true was trite, and what was not trite was not true...

There were some things that were true, and some things that were trite; but what was true was trite, and what was not trite was not true...