Man is not the creature of circumstances, circumstances are the creatures of men. We are free agents, and man is more powerful than matter.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIWe should never lose an occasion. Opportunity is more powerful even than conquerors and prophets.
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Every production of genius must be the production of enthusiasm.
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Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.
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Diligence is the mother of good fortune.
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What we anticipate seldom occurs: but what we least expect generally happens.
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Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.
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Where knowledge ends, religion begins.
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Be amusing: never tell unkind stories; above all, never tell long ones.
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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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A University should be a place of light, of liberty, and of learning.
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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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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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It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.
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Colonies do not cease to be colonies because they are independent.
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The more extensive a man’s knowledge of what has been done, the greater will be his power of knowing what to do.
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There can be economy only where there is efficiency.
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