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" When a man fell into his anecdotage it was a sign for him to retire from the world. "

Benjamin Disraeli

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" Fame and power are the objects of all men. Even their partial fruition is gained by very few; and that, too, at the expense of social pleasure, health, conscience, life. "

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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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" Nine-tenths of the existing books are nonsense and the clever books are the refutation of that nonsense. "

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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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" We are all born for love. It is the principle of existence, and its only end. "

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" Great countries are those that produce great people. "

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

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" The fool wonders, the wise man asks. "

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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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" 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. "

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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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" Finality is not the language of politics. "

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