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" Moderation has been called a virtue to limit the ambition of great men, and to console undistinguished people for their want of fortune and their lack of merit. "

Benjamin Disraeli

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" Every production of genius must be the production of enthusiasm. "

" There is no greater index of character so sure as the voice. "

" Increased means and increased leisure are the two civilizers of man. "

" King Louis Philippe once said to me that he attributed the great success of the British nation in political life to their talking politics after dinner. "

" 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. "

" Be amusing: never tell unkind stories; above all, never tell long ones. "

" The fool wonders, the wise man asks. "

" Talk to a man about himself and he will listen for hours. "

" What we anticipate seldom occurs: but what we least expect generally happens. "

" A consistent soul believes in destiny, a capricious one in chance. "

" Read no history: nothing but biography, for that is life without theory. "

" It is much easier to be critical than to be correct. "

" To supervise people, you must either surpass them in their accomplishments or despise them. "

" The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations. "

" Nationality is the miracle of political independence; race is the principle of physical analogy. "

" Everyone likes flattery; and when you come to Royalty you should lay it on with a trowel. "

" To tax the community for the advantage of a class is not protection: it is plunder. "

" One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes. "

" 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. "

" Great countries are those that produce great people. "

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" He was distinguished for ignorance; for he had only one idea, and that was wrong. "

" Duty cannot exist without faith. "

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" Nobody is forgotten when it is convenient to remember him. "