Colonies do not cease to be colonies because they are independent.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIThe 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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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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Man is only great when he acts from passion.
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What we anticipate seldom occurs: but what we least expect generally happens.
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Moderation is the center wherein all philosophies, both human and divine, meet.
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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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As for our majority… one is enough.
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The secret of success is to be ready when your opportunity comes.
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Finality is not the language of politics.
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Silence is the mother of truth.
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I repeat… that all power is a trust; that we are accountable for its exercise; that from the people and for the people all springs, and all must exist.
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The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians.
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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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Man is not the creature of circumstances, circumstances are the creatures of men. We are free agents, and man is more powerful than matter.
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Fear makes us feel our humanity.
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The right honourable gentleman caught the Whigs bathing, and walked away with their clothes.
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