Man is only great when he acts from passion.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIThe pursuit of science leads only to the insoluble.
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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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Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.
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A great city, whose image dwells in the memory of man, is the type of some great idea. Rome represents conquest;
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Faith hovers over the towers of Jerusalem; and Athens embodies the pre-eminent quality of the antique world, Art.
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War is never a solution; it is an aggravation.
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Things must be done by parties, not by persons using parties as tools.
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Let the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears not, gives advantage to the danger.
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Power has only one duty – to secure the social welfare of the People.
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Something unpleasant is coming when men are anxious to tell the truth.
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I have brought myself, by long meditation, to the conviction that a human being with a settled purpose must accomplish it, and that nothing can resist a will which will stake even existence upon its fulfillment.
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Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius.
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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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The view of Jerusalem is the history of the world; it is more, it is the history of earth and of heaven.
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We should never lose an occasion. Opportunity is more powerful even than conquerors and prophets.
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The fool wonders, the wise man asks.
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Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.
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The Youth of a Nation are the trustees of posterity.
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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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There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.
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As for our majority… one is enough.
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Silence is the mother of truth.
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I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.
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No man is regular in his attendance at the House of Commons until he is married.
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Nurture your minds with great thoughts. To believe in the heroic makes heroes.
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Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.
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Colonies do not cease to be colonies because they are independent.
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