Beware of endeavoring to become a great man in a hurry. One such attempt in ten thousand may succeed. These are fearful odds.
BENJAMIN DISRAELILet the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears not, gives advantage to the danger.
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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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Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.
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There is no gambling like politics.
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Colonies do not cease to be colonies because they are independent.
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The palace is not safe when the cottage is not happy.
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Youth is a blunder; Manhood a struggle, Old Age a regret.
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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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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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Damn your principles! Stick to your party.
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Little things affect little minds.
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I have brought myself, by long meditation, to the conviction that a human being with a settled purpose must accomplish it, and that nothing can resist a will which will stake even existence upon its fulfillment.
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One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.
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The right honourable gentleman caught the Whigs bathing, and walked away with their clothes.
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War is never a solution; it is an aggravation.
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Never take anything for granted.
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