In a progressive country change is constant; change is inevitable.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIThere are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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What we anticipate seldom occurs: but what we least expect generally happens.
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Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.
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A consistent soul believes in destiny, a capricious one in chance.
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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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Plagiarists, at least, have the merit of preservation.
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There is no gambling like politics.
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The secret of success is to be ready when your opportunity comes.
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Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power.
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Something unpleasant is coming when men are anxious to tell the truth.
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Things must be done by parties, not by persons using parties as tools.
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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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Man is only great when he acts from passion.
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The best security for civilization is the dwelling, and upon properly appointed and becoming dwellings depends, more than anything else, the improvement of mankind.
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The choicest pleasures of life lie within the ring of moderation.
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Be amusing: never tell unkind stories; above all, never tell long ones.
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