You will find as you grow older that courage is the rarest of all qualities to be found in public life.

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

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Something unpleasant is coming when men are anxious to tell the truth.

Something unpleasant is coming when men are anxious to tell the truth.

London is a roost for every bird.

London is a roost for every bird.

Finality is not the language of politics.

Finality is not the language of politics.

There is no greater index of character so sure as the voice.

There is no greater index of character so sure as the voice.

The pursuit of science leads only to the insoluble.

The pursuit of science leads only to the insoluble.

I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.

I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.

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

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

Increased means and increased leisure are the two civilizers of man

Increased means and increased leisure are the two civilizers of man

You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men.

You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men.

Experience is the child of Thought, and Thought is the child of Action. We cannot...

Experience is the child of Thought, and Thought is the child of Action. We cannot...

Read no history: nothing but biography, for that is life without theory.

Read no history: nothing but biography, for that is life without theory.

Adventures are to the adventurous.

Adventures are to the adventurous.

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...

The world is wearied of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians

The world is wearied of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians

The disappointment of manhood succeeds the delusion of youth.

The disappointment of manhood succeeds the delusion of youth.

Talk to a man about himself and he will listen for hours.

Talk to a man about himself and he will listen for hours.

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...

The best security for civilization is the dwelling, and upon properly appointed and becoming dwellings...

The best security for civilization is the dwelling, and upon properly appointed and becoming dwellings...

There is no index of character so sure as the voice.

There is no index of character so sure as the voice.

It destroys one's nerves to be amiable every day to the same human being.

It destroys one's nerves to be amiable every day to the same human being.