Inspirational Quotes by E. F. L. Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax (British Politician)

Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax (1881–1959,) was a British statesman, diplomat, and peer renowned for his influential roles in British government and international affairs during the first half of the 20th century.

Born in London, Wood was educated at Eton and the University of Oxford, enrolling in 1899. He began his political career as a member of Parliament in 1906 and later held various Cabinet positions.

In 1929, Wood was appointed British Ambassador to the United States, a role he held until 1934. During his tenure in Washington, he strengthened diplomatic ties between the UK and the U.S., playing a pivotal role in fostering economic and political cooperation during the Great Depression. His skillful communication with the American public and government officials cemented his reputation as one of Britain’s most influential diplomats of the era.

In 1934, Wood was elevated to the peerage as the 1st Earl of Halifax and returned to British politics. From 1938 to 1940, he served as Foreign Secretary, navigating the policy of appeasement and engaging in negotiations with Nazi Germany during the critical years leading up to World War II. His autobiography Fullness of Days (1957) reflects on his life and career.

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Ignorance makes most men go into a political party, and shame keeps them from getting out of it.
—E. F. L. Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax
Topics: Politics, Politicians

Men are not hanged for stealing horses, but that horses may not be stolen.
—E. F. L. Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax
Topics: Punishment

Gratitude is one of those things that cannot be bought. It must be born with men, or else all the obligations in the world will not create it.
—E. F. L. Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax
Topics: Gratitude

The invisible thing called a Good Name is made up of the breath of numbers that speak well of you.
—E. F. L. Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax
Topics: Identity, Names

A person may dwell so long upon a thought that it may take him a prisoner.
—E. F. L. Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax
Topics: Thoughts, Thinking, Thought

Anger is never without an argument, but seldom with a good one.
—E. F. L. Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax
Topics: Anger

Most men’s anger about religion is as if two men should quarrel for a lady they neither of them care for.
—E. F. L. Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax
Topics: Anger

I often think how much easier the world would have been to manage if Herr Hitler and Signor Mussolini had been at Oxford.
—E. F. L. Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax
Topics: Education, Universities, Colleges

He who leaves nothing to chance will do few things poorly, but he will do few things.
—E. F. L. Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax
Topics: Chance

Misspending a man’s time is a kind of self-homicide.
—E. F. L. Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax
Topics: Time Management, Time

If the laws could speak for themselves, they would complain of the lawyers.
—E. F. L. Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax
Topics: Law, Lawyers

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