What we anticipate seldom occurs: but what we least expect generally happens.

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

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Moderation is the center wherein all philosophies, both human and divine, meet.

Moderation is the center wherein all philosophies, both human and divine, meet.

To tax the community for the advantage of a class is not protection: it is...

To tax the community for the advantage of a class is not protection: it is...

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.

Nature, like man, sometimes weeps from gladness.

Nature, like man, sometimes weeps from gladness.

The view of Jerusalem is the history of the world; it is more, it is...

The view of Jerusalem is the history of the world; it is more, it is...

The greatest of all evils is a weak government.

The greatest of all evils is a weak government.

Nobody is forgotten when it is convenient to remember him.

Nobody is forgotten when it is convenient to remember him.

When a man fell into his anecdotage it was a sign for him to retire...

When a man fell into his anecdotage it was a sign for him to retire...

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.

Whenever is found what is called a paternal government, there is found state education. It...

Whenever is found what is called a paternal government, there is found state education. It...

The right honourable gentleman is reminiscent of a poker. The only difference is that a...

The right honourable gentleman is reminiscent of a poker. The only difference is that a...

Change is inevitable. Change is constant.

Change is inevitable. Change is constant.

The services in wartime are fit only for desperadoes, but in peace are only fit...

The services in wartime are fit only for desperadoes, but in peace are only fit...

War is never a solution; it is an aggravation.

War is never a solution; it is an aggravation.

Worry - a God, invisible but omnipotent. It steals the bloom from the cheek and...

Worry - a God, invisible but omnipotent. It steals the bloom from the cheek and...

The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages, may be preserved through...

The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages, may be preserved through...

Diligence is the mother of good fortune.

Diligence is the mother of good fortune.

No enemy is so terrible as a man of genius.

No enemy is so terrible as a man of genius.

The greatest genius is never so great as when it is chastised and subdued by...

The greatest genius is never so great as when it is chastised and subdued by...

The word genius was whispered into my ear, the first thing I ever heard, while...

The word genius was whispered into my ear, the first thing I ever heard, while...