The world is governed by very different personages from what is imagined by those who are not behind the scenes.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIFear makes us feel our humanity.
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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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Fear makes us feel our humanity.
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There is no act of treachery or meanness of which a political party is not capable; for in politics there is no honour.
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A Conservative Government is an organized hypocrisy.
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Man is not the creature of circumstances, circumstances are the creatures of men. We are free agents, and man is more powerful than matter.
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War is never a solution; it is an aggravation.
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The governments of the present day have to deal not merely with other governments, with emperors, kings and ministers, but also with the secret societies which have everywhere their unscrupulous agents, and can at the last moment upset all the governments’ plans.
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Beware of endeavoring to become a great man in a hurry. One such attempt in ten thousand may succeed. These are fearful odds.
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Faith hovers over the towers of Jerusalem; and Athens embodies the pre-eminent quality of the antique world, Art.
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Change is inevitable. Change is constant.
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London is a roost for every bird.
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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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Grief is the agony of an instant; the indulgence of grief the blunder of a life.
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The secret of success is constancy to purpose.
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There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.
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