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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We live in an age when to be young and to be indifferent can be...

We live in an age when to be young and to be indifferent can be...

Assassination has never changed the history of the world

Assassination has never changed the history of the world

Play is the beginning of knowledge.

Play is the beginning of knowledge.

I must follow the people. Am I not their leader?

I must follow the people. Am I not their leader?

We are all born for love. It is the principle of existence, and its only...

We are all born for love. It is the principle of existence, and its only...

The most noble criticism is that in which the critic is not the antagonist so...

The most noble criticism is that in which the critic is not the antagonist so...

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...

Real politics are the possession and distribution of power.

Real politics are the possession and distribution of power.

Assassination has never changed the history of the world.

Assassination has never changed the history of the world.

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.

Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.

Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.

We are all born for love. It is the principle of existence and its only...

We are all born for love. It is the principle of existence and its only...

Grief is the agony of an instant. The indulgence of grief the blunder of a...

Grief is the agony of an instant. The indulgence of grief the blunder of a...

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,...

A great city, whose image dwells in the memory of man, is the type of...

A great city, whose image dwells in the memory of man, is the type of...

For life in general, there is but one decree; youth is a blunder, manhood a...

For life in general, there is but one decree; youth is a blunder, manhood a...

For life in general, there is but one decree; youth is a blunder, manhood a...

For life in general, there is but one decree; youth is a blunder, manhood a...

The secret to success is constancy to purpose.

The secret to success is constancy to purpose.

Your chances of success in any undertaking can always be measured by your belief in...

Your chances of success in any undertaking can always be measured by your belief in...

One man cannot practice many arts with success.

One man cannot practice many arts with success.