Teach us that wealth is not elegance, that profusion is not magnificence, that splendor is not beauty.

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

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Assassination has never changed the history of the world

Assassination has never changed the history of the world

Duty cannot exist without faith.

Duty cannot exist without faith.

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,...

Ignorance never settles a question

Ignorance never settles a question

The Duke of Wellington brought to the post of first minister immortal fame, -a quality...

The Duke of Wellington brought to the post of first minister immortal fame, -a quality...

My objection to Liberalism is this that it is the introduction into the practical business...

My objection to Liberalism is this that it is the introduction into the practical business...

There is no waste of time in life like that of making explanations.

There is no waste of time in life like that of making explanations.

London is a roost for every bird.

London is a roost for every bird.

I have been ever of opinion that revolutions are not to be evaded.

I have been ever of opinion that revolutions are not to be evaded.

I repeat... that all power is a trust; that we are accountable for its exercise;...

I repeat... that all power is a trust; that we are accountable for its exercise;...

Great countries are those that produce great people.

Great countries are those that produce great people.

Life is too short to be little. Man is never so manly as when he...

Life is too short to be little. Man is never so manly as when he...

Genius, when young, is divine.

Genius, when young, is divine.

A conservative government is an organized hypocrisy.

A conservative government is an organized hypocrisy.

Without tact you can learn nothing.

Without tact you can learn nothing.

Were it not for music, we might in these days say, the beautiful is dead.

Were it not for music, we might in these days say, the beautiful is dead.

Youth is a blunder; manhood a struggle; old age a regret.

Youth is a blunder; manhood a struggle; old age a regret.

The Bible was written by barbarians in a barbarous, coarse and vulgar age.

The Bible was written by barbarians in a barbarous, coarse and vulgar age.

When marrying, one should ask oneself this question: Do you believe that you will be...

When marrying, one should ask oneself this question: Do you believe that you will be...

I had used eclectic therapy and behavior therapy on myself at the age of 19...

I had used eclectic therapy and behavior therapy on myself at the age of 19...

My computer goes down on me more often than my girlfriend.

My computer goes down on me more often than my girlfriend.