Everyone likes flattery; and when you come to Royalty you should lay it on with a trowel.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIEvery production of genius must be the production of enthusiasm.
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Without publicity there can be no public support, and without public support every nation must decay.
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The governments of the present day have to deal not merely with other governments, with emperors, kings and ministers, but also with the secret societies which have everywhere their unscrupulous agents, and can at the last moment upset all the governments’ plans.
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As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information.
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Something unpleasant is coming when men are anxious to tell the truth.
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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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Plagiarists, at least, have the merit of preservation.
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Fear makes us feel our humanity.
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Mediocrity can talk, but it is for genius to observe.
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Little things affect little minds.
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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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Two nations between whom there is no intercourse and no sympathy; who are as ignorant of each other’s habits, thoughts, and feelings, as if they were dwellers in different zones, or inhabitants of different planets. The rich and the poor.
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Read no history: nothing but biography, for that is life without theory.
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There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.
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Every production of genius must be the production of enthusiasm.
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Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.
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