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Nine-tenths of the existing books are nonsense and the clever books are the refutation of that nonsense.

Benjamin Disraeli

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Diligence is the mother of good fortune.
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Diligence Fortune Good Mother
The palace is not safe when the cottage is not happy.
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Cottage Happy Place Safe
Talk to a man about himself and he will listen for hours.
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Himself Hour Listen Men Talk Will
The more extensive a man’s knowledge of what has been done, the greater will be his power of knowing what to do.
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Done Extensive Grantor Know Knowledge More Power What
What is earnest is not always true; on the contrary, error is often more earnest than truth.
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Always Contrary Earn More Often True Truth
Two nations between whom there is no intercourse and no sympathy; who are as ignorant of each other’s habits, thoughts, and feelings, as if they were dwellers in different zones, or inhabitants of different planets. The rich and the poor.
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Different Planet Each Other Feeling Habit Inhabitant Intercourse Nation Poor Rich Sympathy
Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning.
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Learn Much Pillar See Study Suffer Three
Moderation is the center wherein all philosophies, both human and divine, meet.
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Center Divine Human Meet Moderation Philospher
Frank and explicit – that is the right line to take when you wish to conceal your own mind and confuse the minds of others.
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Conceal Confuse Explicit Frank Mind Must Own Right Take Wish
A consistent soul believes in destiny, a capricious one in chance.
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Believe Capricious Chance Consistent Destiny One
Power has only one duty – to secure the social welfare of the People.
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Duty Only People Power Secure Social Welfare
Plagiarists, at least, have the merit of preservation.
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Least Merit Plagiarist Preservation
Colonies do not cease to be colonies because they are independent.
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Cease Colonie Colonies Independent
Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius.
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Desperation Genius Inspire Powerful Sometimes
London is a roost for every bird.
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Bird Country Every Roost
A majority is always better than the best repartee.
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Always Best Better Majority
Be amusing: never tell unkind stories; above all, never tell long ones.
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Above Amuse Long never One Story Tell Unkind
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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Again Between Calamity Difference Drag Fortunate Gladstone Misfortune Someone
We moralize among ruins.
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Among Moralize Ruin
There is no education like adversity.
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Adversity Education Like No One Liner
The pursuit of science leads only to the insoluble.
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Insoluble Lead Pursuit Science
We should never lose an occasion. Opportunity is more powerful even than conquerors and prophets.
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Conquer Occasion Opportunity Powerful Prophet Should Lose
Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.
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Certain Destined Failure Out People Preservance Seem Success Through
As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information.
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Best General Information Man Rule Successful
Finality is not the language of politics.
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Finality Language Politics
Faith hovers over the towers of Jerusalem; and Athens embodies the pre-eminent quality of the antique world, Art.
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Antique Art Athene Embodies Faith Jerusalem Over Tower World
Without tact you can learn nothing.
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Learn Nothing Tasty Without

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