A University should be a place of light, of liberty, and of learning.

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

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Every man has a right to be conceited until he is successful.

Every man has a right to be conceited until he is successful.

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

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

No enemy is so terrible as a man of genius.

No enemy is so terrible as a man of genius.

We make our own fortunes and we call them fate

We make our own fortunes and we call them fate

We live in an age when to be young and to be indifferent can be...

We live in an age when to be young and to be indifferent can be...

I repeat... that all power is a trust; that we are accountable for its exercise;...

I repeat... that all power is a trust; that we are accountable for its exercise;...

Two nations between whom there is no intercourse and no sympathy; who are as ignorant...

Two nations between whom there is no intercourse and no sympathy; who are as ignorant...

What is earnest is not always true; on the contrary, error is often more earnest...

What is earnest is not always true; on the contrary, error is often more earnest...

Grief is the agony of an instant. The indulgence of grief the blunder of a...

Grief is the agony of an instant. The indulgence of grief the blunder of a...

Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.

Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.

Nature, like man, sometimes weeps from gladness.

Nature, like man, sometimes weeps from gladness.

A great city, whose image dwells in the memory of man, is the type of...

A great city, whose image dwells in the memory of man, is the type of...

The art of quotation requires more delicacy in the practice than those conceived who could...

The art of quotation requires more delicacy in the practice than those conceived who could...

Silence is the mother of truth.

Silence is the mother of truth.

In politics nothing is contemptible.

In politics nothing is contemptible.

Books are fatal: they are the curse of the human race. Nine-tenths of existing books...

Books are fatal: they are the curse of the human race. Nine-tenths of existing books...

The pursuit of science leads only to the insoluble.

The pursuit of science leads only to the insoluble.

The best security for civilization is the dwelling, and upon properly appointed and becoming dwellings...

The best security for civilization is the dwelling, and upon properly appointed and becoming dwellings...

Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.

Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.

Adventures are to the adventurous.

Adventures are to the adventurous.