Man is only great when he acts from passion.

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

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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.

For life in general, there is but one decree; youth is a blunder, manhood a...

For life in general, there is but one decree; youth is a blunder, manhood a...

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...

Nationality is the miracle of political independence; race is the principle of physical analogy.

Nationality is the miracle of political independence; race is the principle of physical analogy.

I say that justice is truth in action.

I say that justice is truth in action.

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

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

London is a roost for every bird.

London is a roost for every bird.

A majority is always better than the best repartee.

A majority is always better than the best repartee.

Justice is truth in action.

Justice is truth in action.

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...

Power has only one duty - to secure the social welfare of the People.

Power has only one duty - to secure the social welfare of the People.

Fear makes us feel our humanity.

Fear makes us feel our humanity.

Man is not the creature of circumstances, circumstances are the creatures of men. We are...

Man is not the creature of circumstances, circumstances are the creatures of men. We are...

Books are the curse of the human race.

Books are the curse of the human race.

Assassination has never changed the history of the world

Assassination has never changed the history of the world

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.

I must follow the people. Am I not their leader?

I must follow the people. Am I not their leader?

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...

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

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

London is a modern Babylon.

London is a modern Babylon.