There is no gambling like politics.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIBeware 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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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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Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.
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Nationality is the miracle of political independence; race is the principle of physical analogy.
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I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.
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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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The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians.
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It destroys one’s nerves to be amiable every day to the same human being.
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There is no waste of time in life like that of making explanations.
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The secret of success is constancy to purpose.
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The choicest pleasures of life lie within the ring of moderation.
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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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Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard.
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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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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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Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen.
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