The best security for civilization is the dwelling, and upon properly appointed and becoming dwellings depends, more than anything else, the improvement of mankind.
BENJAMIN DISRAELITime is precious, but truth is more precious than time.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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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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One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.
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Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power.
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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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Never take anything for granted.
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Every man has a right to be conceited until he is successful.
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Without tact you can learn nothing.
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The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians.
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A University should be a place of light, of liberty, and of learning.
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Silence is the mother of truth.
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To be conscious that you are ignorant of the facts is a great step to knowledge.
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There are two distinct styles requisite: I intend, in the course of my career, if I have time, to give a specimen of both.
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Nature, like man, sometimes weeps from gladness.
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A consistent soul believes in destiny, a capricious one in chance.
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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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