What we anticipate seldom occurs, what we least expected generally happens.

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

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Books are fatal: they are the curse of the human race. Nine-tenths of existing books...

Books are fatal: they are the curse of the human race. Nine-tenths of existing books...

You will find as you grow older that courage is the rarest of all qualities...

You will find as you grow older that courage is the rarest of all qualities...

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...

The greatest of all evils is a weak government

The greatest of all evils is a weak government

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...

There is no gambling like politics.

There is no gambling like politics.

Little things affect little minds.

Little things affect little minds.

Sweet is the voice of a sister in the season of sorrow.

Sweet is the voice of a sister in the season of sorrow.

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 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.

Things must be done by parties, not by persons using parties as tools.

Things must be done by parties, not by persons using parties as tools.

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...

Diligence is the mother of good fortune.

Diligence is the mother of good fortune.

Youth is the trustee of prosperity.

Youth is the trustee of prosperity.

There is no gambling like politics.

There is no gambling like politics.

Had it not been for you, I should have remained what I was when we...

Had it not been for you, I should have remained what I was when we...

We moralize among ruins.

We moralize among ruins.

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...

I say that justice is truth in action.

I say that justice is truth in action.

Great countries are those that produce great people.

Great countries are those that produce great people.