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.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIWe should never lose an occasion. Opportunity is more powerful even than conquerors and prophets.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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Every production of genius must be the production of enthusiasm.
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Frank and explicit – that is the right line to take when you wish to conceal your own mind and confuse the minds of others.
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A majority is always better than the best repartee.
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You will find as you grow older that courage is the rarest of all qualities to be found in public life.
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Almost everything that is great has been done by youth.
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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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Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.
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There is moderation even in excess.
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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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Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius.
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Without publicity there can be no public support, and without public support every nation must decay.
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Little things affect little minds.
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William Gladstone has not a single redeeming defect.
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You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men.
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Damn your principles! Stick to your party.
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