Robert Menzies Quotes, Status, and Thoughts

What Great Britain calls the Far East is to us the near north.

What Great Britain calls the Far East is to us the near north.

More good things in life are lost by indifference than ever were lost by active hostility.

More good things in life are lost by indifference than ever were lost by active hostility.

I did but see her passing by and yet I love her till I die.

I did but see her passing by and yet I love her till I die.

"I pay my taxes," says somebody, as if that were an act of virtue instead of one of compulsion.

"I pay my taxes," says somebody, as if that were an act of virtue instead of one of compulsion.

Never forget posterity when devising a policy. Never think of posterity when making a speech.

Never forget posterity when devising a policy. Never think of posterity when making a speech.

I am one of the few men honest enough to say they do not understand women.

I am one of the few men honest enough to say they do not understand women.

Never take any notice of Anonymous letters, unless you get a few thousand on the same subject.

Never take any notice of Anonymous letters, unless you get a few thousand on the same subject.

Considering the company I keep in this place, that is hardly surprising.

Considering the company I keep in this place, that is hardly surprising.

In all my life I have treated the press with marked contempt and remarkable success.

In all my life I have treated the press with marked contempt and remarkable success.