What we anticipate seldom occurs: but what we least expect generally happens.
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 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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There is moderation even in excess.
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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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Where knowledge ends, religion begins.
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Every production of genius must be the production of enthusiasm.
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The fool wonders, the wise man asks.
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It destroys one’s nerves to be amiable every day to the same human being.
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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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Things must be done by parties, not by persons using parties as tools.
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We are all born for love. It is the principle of existence, and its only end.
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Experience is the child of thought, and thought is the child of action.
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Finality is not the language of politics.
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Man is only great when he acts from passion.
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We should never lose an occasion. Opportunity is more powerful even than conquerors and prophets.
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I repeat… that all power is a trust; that we are accountable for its exercise; that from the people and for the people all springs, and all must exist.
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