Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is to know when to forego an advantage.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIPlagiarists, at least, have the merit of preservation.
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When a man fell into his anecdotage it was a sign for him to retire from the world.
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The right honourable gentleman caught the Whigs bathing, and walked away with their clothes.
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The choicest pleasures of life lie within the ring of moderation.
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Every man has a right to be conceited until he is successful.
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War is never a solution; it is an aggravation.
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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 no gambling like politics.
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Little things affect little minds.
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Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen.
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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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Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning.
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Never take anything for granted.
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The more extensive a man’s knowledge of what has been done, the greater will be his power of knowing what to do.
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Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius.
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My idea of an agreeable person is a person who agrees with me.
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