The difference between a misfortune and a calamity is this: If Gladstone fell into the Thames, it would be a misfortune. But if someone dragged him out again, that would be a calamity.

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

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Judaism is not complete without Christianity and without Judaism, Christianity would not exist

Judaism is not complete without Christianity and without Judaism, Christianity would not exist

We should never lose an occasion. Opportunity is more powerful even than conquerors and prophets.

We should never lose an occasion. Opportunity is more powerful even than conquerors and prophets.

Frank and explicit - that is the right line to take when you wish to...

Frank and explicit - that is the right line to take when you wish to...

The first magic of love is our ignorance that it can ever end.

The first magic of love is our ignorance that it can ever end.

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

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

I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.

I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.

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...

Moderation has been called a virtue to limit the ambition of great men, and to...

Moderation has been called a virtue to limit the ambition of great men, and to...

We are all born for love... it is the principle existence and it's only end.

We are all born for love... it is the principle existence and it's only end.

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.

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

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

The greatest of all evils is a weak government.

The greatest of all evils is a weak government.

I say that justice is truth in action.

I say that justice is truth in action.

O Music! Miraculous art! A blast of thy trumpet and millions rush forward to die;...

O Music! Miraculous art! A blast of thy trumpet and millions rush forward to die;...

The secret of success is constancy to purpose.

The secret of success is constancy to purpose.

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

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

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

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

I have brought myself, by long meditation, to the conviction that a human being with...

I have brought myself, by long meditation, to the conviction that a human being with...

Upon the education of the people of this country the fate of this country depends.

Upon the education of the people of this country the fate of this country depends.

Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning.

Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning.