Youth is a blunder; Manhood a struggle, Old Age a regret.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIColonies do not cease to be colonies because they are independent.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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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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Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.
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Travel teaches toleration.
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The palace is not safe when the cottage is not happy.
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Nine-tenths of the existing books are nonsense and the clever books are the refutation of that nonsense.
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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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Finality is not the language of politics.
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Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen.
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Upon the education of the people of this country the fate of this country depends.
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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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Everyone likes flattery; and when you come to Royalty you should lay it on with a trowel.
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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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A University should be a place of light, of liberty, and of learning.
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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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The secret of success is to be ready when your opportunity comes.
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