William Gladstone has not a single redeeming defect.
BENJAMIN DISRAELINine-tenths of the existing books are nonsense and the clever books are the refutation of that nonsense.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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Upon the education of the people of this country the fate of this country depends.
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Colonies do not cease to be colonies because they are independent.
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It destroys one’s nerves to be amiable every day to the same human being.
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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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The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians.
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Things must be done by parties, not by persons using parties as tools.
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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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A man may speak very well in the House of Commons, and fail very completely in the House of Lords.
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Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.
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A consistent soul believes in destiny, a capricious one in chance.
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Nobody is forgotten when it is convenient to remember him.
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There can be economy only where there is efficiency.
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How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct.
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Where knowledge ends, religion begins.
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What we anticipate seldom occurs: but what we least expect generally happens.
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