There is no education like adversity.

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

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Things must be done by parties, not by persons using parties as tools.

Things must be done by parties, not by persons using parties as tools.

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

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

Man is only great when he acts from passion.

Man is only great when he acts from passion.

How very seldom do you encounter in the world a man of great abilities, acquirements,...

How very seldom do you encounter in the world a man of great abilities, acquirements,...

An author who speaks about his own books is almost as bad as a mother...

An author who speaks about his own books is almost as bad as a mother...

Books are the curse of the human race.

Books are the curse of the human race.

There can be economy only where there is efficiency.

There can be economy only where there is efficiency.

We cannot learn men from books.

We cannot learn men from books.

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

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

Ignorance never settle a question.

Ignorance never settle a question.

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.

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...

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.

The difference between a misfortune and a calamity is this: If Gladstone fell into the...

The difference between a misfortune and a calamity is this: If Gladstone fell into the...

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...

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 very phrase 'foreign affairs' makes an Englishman convinced that I am about to treat...

The very phrase 'foreign affairs' makes an Englishman convinced that I am about to treat...

You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men.

You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men.

Youth is a blunder; Manhood a struggle, Old Age a regret.

Youth is a blunder; Manhood a struggle, Old Age a regret.