The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIThere 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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There is no waste of time in life like that of making explanations.
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Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.
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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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It destroys one’s nerves to be amiable every day to the same human being.
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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 Youth of a Nation are the trustees of posterity.
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Plagiarists, at least, have the merit of preservation.
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Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning.
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Never complain and never explain.
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A precedent embalms a principle.
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Youth is a blunder; Manhood a struggle, Old Age a regret.
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Be amusing: never tell unkind stories; above all, never tell long ones.
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The palace is not safe when the cottage is not happy.
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Fear makes us feel our humanity.
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William Gladstone has not a single redeeming defect.
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