Nine-tenths of the existing books are nonsense and the clever books are the refutation of that nonsense.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIMy 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.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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William Gladstone has not a single redeeming defect.
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What we anticipate seldom occurs: but what we least expect generally happens.
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Change is inevitable. Change is constant.
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Man is only great when he acts from passion.
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Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.
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It destroys one’s nerves to be amiable every day to the same human being.
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A precedent embalms a principle.
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Justice is truth in action.
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Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.
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Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is to know when to forego an advantage.
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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.
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Moderation is the center wherein all philosophies, both human and divine, meet.
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There is no gambling like politics.
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We should never lose an occasion. Opportunity is more powerful even than conquerors and prophets.
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Read no history: nothing but biography, for that is life without theory.
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