Something unpleasant is coming when men are anxious to tell the truth.

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

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Travel teaches toleration.

Travel teaches toleration.

Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time

Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time

Plagiarists, at least, have the merit of preservation.

Plagiarists, at least, have the merit of preservation.

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

Had it not been for you, I should have remained what I was when we...

Had it not been for you, I should have remained what I was when we...

There are three types of lies; lies, damn lies, and statistics.

There are three types of lies; lies, damn lies, and statistics.

An author who speaks about his own books is almost as bad as a mother...

An author who speaks about his own books is almost as bad as a mother...

Fear makes us feel our humanity.

Fear makes us feel our humanity.

We moralize among ruins.

We moralize among ruins.

Two nations between whom there is no intercourse and no sympathy; who are as ignorant...

Two nations between whom there is no intercourse and no sympathy; who are as ignorant...

But what minutes! Count them by sensation, and not by calendars, and each moment is...

But what minutes! Count them by sensation, and not by calendars, and each moment is...

No man is regular in his attendance at the House of Commons until he is...

No man is regular in his attendance at the House of Commons until he is...

The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his...

The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his...

He was distinguished for ignorance; for he had only one idea, and that was wrong

He was distinguished for ignorance; for he had only one idea, and that was wrong

The greatest of all evils is a weak government

The greatest of all evils is a weak government

Despair is the conclusion of fools

Despair is the conclusion of fools

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.

A conservative government is an organized hypocrisy

A conservative government is an organized hypocrisy

The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government

The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government

I don't know if I can live on my income or not - the government...

I don't know if I can live on my income or not - the government...