The very phrase 'foreign affairs' makes an Englishman convinced that I am about to treat of subjects with which he has no concern.

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

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Be amusing: never tell unkind stories; above all, never tell long ones.

Be amusing: never tell unkind stories; above all, never tell long ones.

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.

The greatest of all evils is a weak government

The greatest of all evils is a weak government

Perseverance and tact are the two great qualities most valuable for all men who would...

Perseverance and tact are the two great qualities most valuable for all men who would...

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 is constancy to purpose.

The secret of success is constancy to purpose.

I feel a very unusual sensation - if it's not indigestion, I think it must...

I feel a very unusual sensation - if it's not indigestion, I think it must...

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...

The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians.

The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians.

Everyone likes flattery, and when you come to Royalty, you should lay it on with...

Everyone likes flattery, and when you come to Royalty, you should lay it on with...

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.

Assassination has never changed the history of the world.

Assassination has never changed the history of the world.

Real politics are the possession and distribution of power.

Real politics are the possession and distribution of power.

Adventures are to the adventurous.

Adventures are to the adventurous.

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

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

Nobody is forgotten when it is convenient to remember him.

Nobody is forgotten when it is convenient to remember him.

Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.

Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.

Without publicity there can be no public support, and without public support every nation must...

Without publicity there can be no public support, and without public support every nation must...

How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct.

How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct.

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

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