Grief is the agony of an instant; the indulgence of grief the blunder of a life.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIMy idea of an agreeable person is a person who agrees with me.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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Change is inevitable. Change is constant.
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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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Youth is a blunder; Manhood a struggle, Old Age a regret.
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No Government can be long secure without a formidable Opposition.
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William Gladstone has not a single redeeming defect.
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The palace is not safe when the cottage is not happy.
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What we anticipate seldom occurs: but what we least expect generally happens.
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Talk to a man about himself and he will listen for hours.
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There is no gambling like politics.
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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 is no waste of time in life like that of making explanations.
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We should never lose an occasion. Opportunity is more powerful even than conquerors and prophets.
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In politics nothing is contemptible.
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A consistent soul believes in destiny, a capricious one in chance.
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The fool wonders, the wise man asks.
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