The difference between a misfortune and a calamity is this: If Gladstone fell into the Thames, it would be a misfortune. But if someone dragged him out again, that would be a calamity.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIThe greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own.
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Experience is the child of thought, and thought is the child of action.
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There is no act of treachery or meanness of which a political party is not capable; for in politics there is no honour.
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The secret of success is to be ready when your opportunity comes.
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The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own.
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There is no education like adversity.
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The fool wonders, the wise man asks.
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We should never lose an occasion. Opportunity is more powerful even than conquerors and prophets.
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A great city, whose image dwells in the memory of man, is the type of some great idea. Rome represents conquest;
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We are all born for love. It is the principle of existence, and its only end.
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Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.
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London is a roost for every bird.
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Damn your principles! Stick to your party.
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A University should be a place of light, of liberty, and of learning.
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Everyone likes flattery; and when you come to Royalty you should lay it on with a trowel.
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Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power.
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Travel teaches toleration.
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When a man fell into his anecdotage it was a sign for him to retire from the world.
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Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.
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Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.
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Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen.
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Without tact you can learn nothing.
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Upon the education of the people of this country the fate of this country depends.
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Justice is truth in action.
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Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.
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A majority is always better than the best repartee.
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As for our majority… one is enough.
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