A man may speak very well in the House of Commons, and fail very completely in the House of Lords.
BENJAMIN DISRAELILittle things affect little minds.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.
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Colonies do not cease to be colonies because they are independent.
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Where knowledge ends, religion begins.
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In a progressive country change is constant; change is inevitable.
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In politics nothing is contemptible.
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London is a roost for every bird.
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Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is to know when to forego an advantage.
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Nobody is forgotten when it is convenient to remember him.
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Upon the education of the people of this country the fate of this country depends.
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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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Without tact you can learn nothing.
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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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There is no waste of time in life like that of making explanations.
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What we anticipate seldom occurs: but what we least expect generally happens.
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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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