Read no history: nothing but biography, for that is life without theory.

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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...

Despair is the conclusion of fools

Despair is the conclusion of fools

Finality is not the language of politics.

Finality is not the language of politics.

What we anticipate seldom occurs, what we least expected generally happens.

What we anticipate seldom occurs, what we least expected generally happens.

Travel teaches toleration.

Travel teaches toleration.

We are not creatures of circumstance; we are creators of circumstance.

We are not creatures of circumstance; we are creators of circumstance.

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

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

Conservatism discards Prescription, shrinks from Principle, disavows Progress; having rejected all respect for antiquity, it...

Conservatism discards Prescription, shrinks from Principle, disavows Progress; having rejected all respect for antiquity, it...

Books are the curse of the human race

Books are the curse of the human race

There is no gambling like politics.

There is no gambling like politics.

The more extensive a man's knowledge of what has been done, the greater will be...

The more extensive a man's knowledge of what has been done, the greater will be...

In a progressive country change is constant; change is inevitable.

In a progressive country change is constant; change is inevitable.

The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians.

The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians.

Christianity is completed Judaism, or it is nothing

Christianity is completed Judaism, or it is nothing

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.

Customs may not be as wise as laws, but they are always more popular

Customs may not be as wise as laws, but they are always more popular

London is a roost for every bird.

London is a roost for every bird.

The health of the people is really the foundation upon which all their happiness and...

The health of the people is really the foundation upon which all their happiness and...

The greatest part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not on...

The greatest part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not on...

All you need for happiness is a good gun, a good horse, and a good...

All you need for happiness is a good gun, a good horse, and a good...