The more extensive a man’s knowledge of what has been done, the greater will be his power of knowing what to do.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIHow much easier it is to be critical than to be correct.
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Talk to a man about himself and he will listen for hours.
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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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Everyone likes flattery; and when you come to Royalty you should lay it on with a trowel.
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The Youth of a Nation are the trustees of posterity.
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Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power.
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There 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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Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard.
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Mediocrity can talk, but it is for genius to observe.
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Without publicity there can be no public support, and without public support every nation must decay.
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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.
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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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It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.
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One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.
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The fool wonders, the wise man asks.
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Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.
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