Beware of endeavoring to become a great man in a hurry. One such attempt in ten thousand may succeed. These are fearful odds.

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

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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...

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...

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

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

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

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

The more you are talked about the less powerful you are.

The more you are talked about the less powerful you are.

Debt is a prolific mother of folly and of crime

Debt is a prolific mother of folly and of crime

The governments of the present day have to deal not merely with other governments, with...

The governments of the present day have to deal not merely with other governments, with...

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...

Ignorance never settle a question.

Ignorance never settle a question.

London is a modern Babylon.

London is a modern Babylon.

It is easier to be critical than correct.

It is easier to be critical than correct.

Never complain and never explain.

Never complain and never explain.

Christianity is completed Judaism, or it is nothing

Christianity is completed Judaism, or it is nothing

Fear makes us feel our humanity.

Fear makes us feel our humanity.

The world is wearied of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians

The world is wearied of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians

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...

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

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

Upon the education of the people of this country the fate of this country depends.

Upon the education of the people of this country the fate of this country depends.

The tax which will be paid for the purpose of education is not more than...

The tax which will be paid for the purpose of education is not more than...

If all who are engaged in the profession of education were willing to state the...

If all who are engaged in the profession of education were willing to state the...