It destroys one’s nerves to be amiable every day to the same human being.
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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The right honourable gentleman caught the Whigs bathing, and walked away with their clothes.
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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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William Gladstone has not a single redeeming defect.
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Things must be done by parties, not by persons using parties as tools.
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Something unpleasant is coming when men are anxious to tell the truth.
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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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Everyone likes flattery; and when you come to Royalty you should lay it on with a trowel.
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Every production of genius must be the production of enthusiasm.
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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 choicest pleasures of life lie within the ring of moderation.
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Grief is the agony of an instant; the indulgence of grief the blunder of a life.
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A precedent embalms a principle.
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Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.
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In politics nothing is contemptible.
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Colonies do not cease to be colonies because they are independent.
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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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Never take anything for granted.
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What we anticipate seldom occurs: but what we least expect generally happens.
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Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power.
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London is a roost for every bird.
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The first magic of love is our ignorance that it can ever end.
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Almost everything that is great has been done by youth.
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Diligence is the mother of good fortune.
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Every man has a right to be conceited until he is successful.
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The governments of the present day have to deal not merely with other governments, with emperors, kings and ministers, but also with the secret societies which have everywhere their unscrupulous agents, and can at the last moment upset all the governments’ plans.
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Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.
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