An author who speaks about their own books is almost as bad as a mother who speaks about her own children.

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

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

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

Perseverance and tact are the two great qualities most valuable for all men who would...

Perseverance and tact are the two great qualities most valuable for all men who would...

You will find as you grow older that courage is the rarest of all qualities...

You will find as you grow older that courage is the rarest of all qualities...

There is no education like adversity

There is no education like adversity

The most noble criticism is that in which the critic is not the antagonist so...

The most noble criticism is that in which the critic is not the antagonist so...

Youth is a blunder; manhood a struggle; old age a regret

Youth is a blunder; manhood a struggle; old age a regret

Characters do not change. Opinions alter, but characters are only developed.

Characters do not change. Opinions alter, but characters are only developed.

You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men.

You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men.

The people of England are the most enthusiastic in the world.

The people of England are the most enthusiastic in the world.

There is no gambling like politics.

There is no gambling like politics.

The choicest pleasures of life lie within the ring of moderation.

The choicest pleasures of life lie within the ring of moderation.

It destroys one's nerves to be amiable every day to the same human being.

It destroys one's nerves to be amiable every day to the same human being.

Duty cannot exist without faith.

Duty cannot exist without faith.

Man is made to adore and to obey: but if you will not command him,...

Man is made to adore and to obey: but if you will not command him,...

Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than...

Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than...

Nature, like man, sometimes weeps from gladness.

Nature, like man, sometimes weeps from gladness.

Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.

Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.

There is no gambling like politics.

There is no gambling like politics.

In argument, truth always prevails finally; in politics, falsehood always.

In argument, truth always prevails finally; in politics, falsehood always.

The political machine triumphs because it is a united minority acting against a divided majority.

The political machine triumphs because it is a united minority acting against a divided majority.