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.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIMy objection to Liberalism is this that it is the introduction into the practical business of life of the highest kind namely, politics of philosophical ideas instead of political principles.
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My objection to Liberalism is this that it is the introduction into the practical business of life of the highest kind namely, politics of philosophical ideas instead of political principles.
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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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There are two distinct styles requisite: I intend, in the course of my career, if I have time, to give a specimen of both.
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Damn your principles! Stick to your party.
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Life is too short to be little. Man is never so manly as when he feels deeply, acts boldly, and expresses himself with frankness and with fervor.
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Silence is the mother of truth.
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There is no gambling like politics.
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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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Finality is not the language of politics.
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Read no history: nothing but biography, for that is life without theory.
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How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct.
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Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.
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Diligence is the mother of good fortune.
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Almost everything that is great has been done by youth.
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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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