Man is not the creature of circumstances, circumstances are the creatures of men. We are free agents, and man is more powerful than matter.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIWhen a man fell into his anecdotage it was a sign for him to retire from the world.
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There is moderation even in excess.
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Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.
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Justice is truth in action.
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Let the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears not, gives advantage to the danger.
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Nature, like man, sometimes weeps from gladness.
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There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.
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Life is too short to be little. Man is never so manly as when he feels deeply, acts boldly, and expresses himself with frankness and with fervor.
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A precedent embalms a principle.
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What is earnest is not always true; on the contrary, error is often more earnest than truth.
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The Youth of a Nation are the trustees of posterity.
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Where knowledge ends, religion begins.
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The right honourable gentleman caught the Whigs bathing, and walked away with their clothes.
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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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Assassination has never changed the history of the world.
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William Gladstone has not a single redeeming defect.
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