When a man fell into his anecdotage it was a sign for him to retire from the world.
BENJAMIN DISRAELII 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.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen.
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What we anticipate seldom occurs: but what we least expect generally happens.
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The fool wonders, the wise man asks.
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Experience is the child of thought, and thought is the child of action.
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Never take anything for granted.
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No Government can be long secure without a formidable Opposition.
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Damn your principles! Stick to your party.
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As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information.
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The health of the people is really the foundation upon which all their happiness and all their powers as a state depend.
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Diligence is the mother of good fortune.
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Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning.
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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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Silence is the mother of truth.
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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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Faith hovers over the towers of Jerusalem; and Athens embodies the pre-eminent quality of the antique world, Art.
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He has left them in the full enjoyment of their liberal positions, and he is himself a strict conservative of their garments.
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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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There can be economy only where there is efficiency.
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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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I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.
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There is moderation even in excess.
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Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.
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It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.
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There is no gambling like politics.
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Almost everything that is great has been done by youth.
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Grief is the agony of an instant; the indulgence of grief the blunder of a life.
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