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

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

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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...

The greatest of all evils is a weak government

The greatest of all evils is a weak government

Finality is not the language of politics.

Finality is not the language of politics.

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

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

He is a self-made man, very much in love with his creator.

He is a self-made man, very much in love with his creator.

There is no gambling like politics.

There is no gambling like politics.

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

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

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.

Justice is truth in action.

Justice is truth in action.

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...

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 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;...

How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct.

How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct.

Nationality is the miracle of political independence; race is the principle of physical analogy.

Nationality is the miracle of political independence; race is the principle of physical analogy.

Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.

Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.

Without publicity there can be no public support, and without public support every nation must...

Without publicity there can be no public support, and without public support every nation must...

Genius, when young, is divine.

Genius, when young, is divine.

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...

I say that justice is truth in action.

I say that justice is truth in action.

Adventures are to the adventurous.

Adventures are to the adventurous.