You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIAlmost everything that is great has been done by youth.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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A precedent embalms a principle.
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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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Be amusing: never tell unkind stories; above all, never tell long ones.
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The first magic of love is our ignorance that it can ever end.
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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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The secret of success is to be ready when your opportunity comes.
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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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Justice is truth in action.
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Everyone likes flattery; and when you come to Royalty you should lay it on with a trowel.
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Plagiarists, at least, have the merit of preservation.
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The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations.
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Moderation is the center wherein all philosophies, both human and divine, meet.
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There is no education like adversity.
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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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Nine-tenths of the existing books are nonsense and the clever books are the refutation of that nonsense.
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