One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.
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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Nobody is forgotten when it is convenient to remember him.
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William Gladstone has not a single redeeming defect.
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The first magic of love is our ignorance that it can ever end.
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We are all born for love. It is the principle of existence, and its only end.
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The Youth of a Nation are the trustees of posterity.
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Moderation is the center wherein all philosophies, both human and divine, meet.
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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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The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians.
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Fear makes us feel our humanity.
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It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.
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Talk to a man about himself and he will listen for hours.
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Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power.
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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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Nurture your minds with great thoughts. To believe in the heroic makes heroes.
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There is no gambling like politics.
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