There is no waste of time in life like that of making explanations.

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

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Great countries are those that produce great people.

Great countries are those that produce great people.

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...

The more you are talked about the less powerful you are.

The more you are talked about the less powerful you are.

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.

The governments of the present day have to deal not merely with other governments, with...

The governments of the present day have to deal not merely with other governments, with...

Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning.

Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning.

Damn your principles! Stick to your party.

Damn your principles! Stick to your party.

We should never lose an occasion. Opportunity is more powerful even than conquerors and prophets.

We should never lose an occasion. Opportunity is more powerful even than conquerors and prophets.

The greatest of all evils is a weak government.

The greatest of all evils is a weak government.

The health of the people is really the foundation upon which all their happiness and...

The health of the people is really the foundation upon which all their happiness and...

The Duke of Wellington brought to the post of first minister immortal fame, -a quality...

The Duke of Wellington brought to the post of first minister immortal fame, -a quality...

In a progressive country change is constant; change is inevitable.

In a progressive country change is constant; change is inevitable.

Books are the curse of the human race

Books are the curse of the human race

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

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

The secret of success is constancy of purpose.

The secret of success is constancy of purpose.

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...

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

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

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 first magic of love is our ignorance that it can ever end.

The first magic of love is our ignorance that it can ever end.

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...