Beware of endeavoring to become a great man in a hurry. One such attempt in ten thousand may succeed. These are fearful odds.
BENJAMIN DISRAELILife is too short to be little. Man is never so manly as when he feels deeply, acts boldly, and expresses himself with frankness and with fervor.
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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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Faith hovers over the towers of Jerusalem; and Athens embodies the pre-eminent quality of the antique world, Art.
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Life is too short to be little. Man is never so manly as when he feels deeply, acts boldly, and expresses himself with frankness and with fervor.
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He has left them in the full enjoyment of their liberal positions, and he is himself a strict conservative of their garments.
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There is no gambling like politics.
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Without publicity there can be no public support, and without public support every nation must decay.
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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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What we anticipate seldom occurs: but what we least expect generally happens.
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Every man has a right to be conceited until he is successful.
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A University should be a place of light, of liberty, and of learning.
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A consistent soul believes in destiny, a capricious one in chance.
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Plagiarists, at least, have the merit of preservation.
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Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.
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We are all born for love. It is the principle of existence, and its only end.
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There is moderation even in excess.
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