There is no education like adversity.

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

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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,...

Man is not the creature of circumstances, circumstances are the creatures of men. We are...

Man is not the creature of circumstances, circumstances are the creatures of men. We are...

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

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

Damn your principles! Stick to your party.

Damn your principles! Stick to your party.

Nothing can resist the human will that will stake even its existence on its stated...

Nothing can resist the human will that will stake even its existence on its stated...

War is never a solution; it is an aggravation.

War is never a solution; it is an aggravation.

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...

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;...

Travel teaches toleration.

Travel teaches toleration.

The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his...

The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his...

Finality is not the language of politics.

Finality is not the language of politics.

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.

Assassination has never changed the history of the world.

Assassination has never changed the history of the world.

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

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

There is no gambling like politics.

There is no gambling like politics.

Play is the beginning of knowledge.

Play is the beginning of knowledge.

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 world is governed by very different personages from what is imagined by those who...

The world is governed by very different personages from what is imagined by those who...

Experience is the child of thought, and thought is the child of action.

Experience is the child of thought, and thought is the child of action.

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...