Assassination has never changed the history of the world.

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

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When a man fell into his anecdotage it was a sign for him to retire...

When a man fell into his anecdotage it was a sign for him to retire...

The services in wartime are fit only for desperadoes, but in peace are only fit...

The services in wartime are fit only for desperadoes, but in peace are only fit...

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

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

Fear makes us feel our humanity.

Fear makes us feel our humanity.

Experience is the child of thought, and thought is the child of action

Experience is the child of thought, and thought is the child of action

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

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

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

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

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

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

We moralize among ruins.

We moralize among ruins.

Increased means and increased leisure are the two civilizers of man

Increased means and increased leisure are the two civilizers of man

The very phrase 'foreign affairs' makes an Englishman convinced that I am about to treat...

The very phrase 'foreign affairs' makes an Englishman convinced that I am about to treat...

Ignorance never settles a question

Ignorance never settles a question

Little things affect little minds.

Little things affect little minds.

Damn your principles! Stick to your party.

Damn your principles! Stick to your party.

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.

Despair is the conclusion of fools.

Despair is the conclusion of fools.

Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.

Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.

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...

Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.

Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.

When a thing has been said and well said, have no scruple; take it and...

When a thing has been said and well said, have no scruple; take it and...