Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is to know when to forego an advantage.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIHow much easier it is to be critical than to be correct.
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Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.
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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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The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations.
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Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.
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The secret of success is constancy to purpose.
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There can be economy only where there is efficiency.
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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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Fear makes us feel our humanity.
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It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.
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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 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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Nurture your minds with great thoughts. To believe in the heroic makes heroes.
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Change is inevitable. Change is constant.
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Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.
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There is moderation even in excess.
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