Increased means and increased leisure are the two civilizers of man

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

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Adventures are to the adventurous.

Adventures are to the adventurous.

There is no gambling like politics.

There is no gambling like politics.

The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches...

The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches...

Nurture your mind with great thoughts; to believe in the heroic makes heroes

Nurture your mind with great thoughts; to believe in the heroic makes heroes

Colonies do not cease to be colonies because they are independent.

Colonies do not cease to be colonies because they are independent.

Despair is the conclusion of fools.

Despair is the conclusion of fools.

Youth is the trustee of prosperity.

Youth is the trustee of prosperity.

I say that justice is truth in action.

I say that justice is truth in action.

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 right honourable gentleman caught the Whigs bathing, and walked away with their clothes. He...

The right honourable gentleman caught the Whigs bathing, and walked away with their clothes. He...

When little is done, little is said; silence is the mother of truth.

When little is done, little is said; silence is the mother of truth.

Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power.

Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power.

Books are the curse of the human race.

Books are the curse of the human race.

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 disappointment of manhood succeeds the delusion of youth.

The disappointment of manhood succeeds the delusion of youth.

We moralize among ruins.

We moralize among ruins.

The difference between a misfortune and a calamity is this: If Gladstone fell into the...

The difference between a misfortune and a calamity is this: If Gladstone fell into the...

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

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

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.

Without tact you can learn nothing.

Without tact you can learn nothing.