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.
BENJAMIN DISRAELITalk to a man about himself and he will listen for hours.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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The right honourable gentleman caught the Whigs bathing, and walked away with their clothes.
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There is no waste of time in life like that of making explanations.
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As for our majority… one is enough.
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What is earnest is not always true; on the contrary, error is often more earnest than truth.
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The Youth of a Nation are the trustees of posterity.
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William Gladstone has not a single redeeming defect.
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The world is governed by very different personages from what is imagined by those who are not behind the scenes.
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Where knowledge ends, religion begins.
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Assassination has never changed the history of the world.
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Man is only great when he acts from passion.
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There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.
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There is moderation even in excess.
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Change is inevitable. Change is constant.
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Travel teaches toleration.
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Fear makes us feel our humanity.
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