Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.

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Genius, when young, is divine.

Genius, when young, is divine.

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,...

Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than...

Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than...

Great countries are those that produce great people.

Great countries are those that produce great people.

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...

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.

Man is made to adore and to obey: but if you will not command him,...

Man is made to adore and to obey: but if you will not command him,...

The view of Jerusalem is the history of the world; it is more, it is...

The view of Jerusalem is the history of the world; it is more, it is...

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

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

Damn your principles! Stick to your party.

Damn your principles! Stick to your party.

We cannot learn men from books.

We cannot learn men from books.

The people of England are the most enthusiastic in the world.

The people of England are the most enthusiastic in the world.

There is no index of character so sure as the voice.

There is no index of character so sure as the voice.

Man is truly great when he can act from his passions

Man is truly great when he can act from his passions

There is no education like adversity.

There is no education like adversity.

Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time

Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time

Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.

Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.

Where knowledge ends, religion begins

Where knowledge ends, religion begins

As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has...

As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has...

If you're not very clever you should be conciliatory.

If you're not very clever you should be conciliatory.