There is no education like adversity.

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

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He was distinguished for ignorance; for he had only one idea, and that was wrong

He was distinguished for ignorance; for he had only one idea, and that was wrong

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;...

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...

Colonies do not cease to be colonies because they are independent.

Colonies do not cease to be colonies because they are independent.

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

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

The secret of success is constancy to purpose.

The secret of success is constancy to purpose.

Where knowledge ends, religion begins.

Where knowledge ends, religion begins.

Play is the beginning of knowledge.

Play is the beginning of knowledge.

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...

London is a roost for every bird.

London is a roost for every bird.

Books are fatal: they are the curse of the human race. Nine-tenths of existing books...

Books are fatal: they are the curse of the human race. Nine-tenths of existing books...

The more extensive a man's knowledge of what has been done, the greater will be...

The more extensive a man's knowledge of what has been done, the greater will be...

Adventures are to the adventurous.

Adventures are to the adventurous.

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.

There is no education like adversity

There is no education like adversity

Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power.

Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power.

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

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

The devil is the author of confusion

The devil is the author of confusion

When we forgive evil we do not excuse it, we do not tolerate it, we...

When we forgive evil we do not excuse it, we do not tolerate it, we...

If it is an extraordinary blindness to live without investigating what we are, it is...

If it is an extraordinary blindness to live without investigating what we are, it is...