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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Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius.
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Something unpleasant is coming when men are anxious to tell the truth.
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There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.
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The health of the people is really the foundation upon which all their happiness and all their powers as a state depend.
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London is a roost for every bird.
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Diligence is the mother of good fortune.
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Nobody is forgotten when it is convenient to remember him.
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As for our majority… one is enough.
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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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There is no gambling like politics.
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My idea of an agreeable person is a person who agrees with me.
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Plagiarists, at least, have the merit of preservation.
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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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Things must be done by parties, not by persons using parties as tools.
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Talk to a man about himself and he will listen for hours.
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