The more extensive a man’s knowledge of what has been done, the greater will be his power of knowing what to do.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIThe first magic of love is our ignorance that it can ever end.
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Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is to know when to forego an advantage.
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The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations.
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A great city, whose image dwells in the memory of man, is the type of some great idea. Rome represents conquest;
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Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.
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Without tact you can learn nothing.
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The fool wonders, the wise man asks.
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Something unpleasant is coming when men are anxious to tell the truth.
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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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Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.
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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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Assassination has never changed the history of the world.
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The pursuit of science leads only to the insoluble.
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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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No Government can be long secure without a formidable Opposition.
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Be amusing: never tell unkind stories; above all, never tell long ones.
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