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

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

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We moralize among ruins.

We moralize among ruins.

Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.

Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.

There is moderation even in excess.

There is moderation even in excess.

Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.

Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.

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

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

I repeat... that all power is a trust; that we are accountable for its exercise;...

I repeat... that all power is a trust; that we are accountable for its exercise;...

No Government can be long secure without a formidable Opposition.

No Government can be long secure without a formidable Opposition.

The right honourable gentleman caught the Whigs bathing, and walked away with their clothes. He...

The right honourable gentleman caught the Whigs bathing, and walked away with their clothes. He...

To supervise people, you must either surpass them in their accomplishments or despise them.

To supervise people, you must either surpass them in their accomplishments or despise them.

The Youth of a Nation are the trustees of posterity.

The Youth of a Nation are the trustees of posterity.

We are all born for love. It is the principle of existence and its only...

We are all born for love. It is the principle of existence and its only...

If a man be gloomy let him keep to himself. No one has the right...

If a man be gloomy let him keep to himself. No one has the right...

We are all born for love... it is the principle existence and it's only end.

We are all born for love... it is the principle existence and it's only end.

One of the hardest things in this world is to admit you are wrong. And...

One of the hardest things in this world is to admit you are wrong. And...

I have always thought that every woman should marry, and no man.

I have always thought that every woman should marry, and no man.

Let the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears...

Let the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears...

Change is inevitable. Change is constant.

Change is inevitable. Change is constant.

We are all born for love. It is the principle of existence, and its only...

We are all born for love. It is the principle of existence, and its only...

My family, frankly, they weren't folks who went to church every week. My mother was...

My family, frankly, they weren't folks who went to church every week. My mother was...

The cause of all our personal problems and nearly all the problems of the world...

The cause of all our personal problems and nearly all the problems of the world...

The highest knowledge is to know that we are surrounded by mystery. Neither knowledge nor...

The highest knowledge is to know that we are surrounded by mystery. Neither knowledge nor...