The fool wonders, the wise man asks.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIDesperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius.
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Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius.
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Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning.
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The Youth of a Nation are the trustees of posterity.
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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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The palace is not safe when the cottage is not happy.
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Life is too short to be little. Man is never so manly as when he feels deeply, acts boldly, and expresses himself with frankness and with fervor.
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Let the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears not, gives advantage to the danger.
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A man may speak very well in the House of Commons, and fail very completely in the House of Lords.
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Almost everything that is great has been done by youth.
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Be amusing: never tell unkind stories; above all, never tell long ones.
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London is a roost for every bird.
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My objection to Liberalism is this that it is the introduction into the practical business of life of the highest kind namely, politics of philosophical ideas instead of political principles.
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There is moderation even in excess.
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What we anticipate seldom occurs: but what we least expect generally happens.
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Grief is the agony of an instant; the indulgence of grief the blunder of a life.
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