Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIA man may speak very well in the House of Commons, and fail very completely in the House of Lords.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men.
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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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No Government can be long secure without a formidable Opposition.
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The choicest pleasures of life lie within the ring of moderation.
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A University should be a place of light, of liberty, and of learning.
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The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians.
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Grief is the agony of an instant; the indulgence of grief the blunder of a life.
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Every man has a right to be conceited until he is successful.
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Travel teaches toleration.
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Frank and explicit – that is the right line to take when you wish to conceal your own mind and confuse the minds of others.
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There can be economy only where there is efficiency.
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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 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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The fool wonders, the wise man asks.
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There is no waste of time in life like that of making explanations.
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Man is only great when he acts from passion.
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A consistent soul believes in destiny, a capricious one in chance.
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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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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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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 education like adversity.
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Success is the child of audacity.
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Youth is a blunder; Manhood a struggle, Old Age a regret.
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A precedent embalms a principle.
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William Gladstone has not a single redeeming defect.
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In a progressive country change is constant; change is inevitable.
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