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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The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his...

The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his...

Travel teaches toleration.

Travel teaches toleration.

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...

For life in general, there is but one decree; youth is a blunder, manhood a...

For life in general, there is but one decree; youth is a blunder, manhood a...

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.

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 difference between a misfortune and a calamity is this: If Gladstone fell into the...

The difference between a misfortune and a calamity is this: If Gladstone fell into the...

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 education like adversity

There is no education like adversity

We cannot learn men from books.

We cannot learn men from books.

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...

Books are the curse of the human race

Books are the curse of the human race

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

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

Ignorance never settle a question.

Ignorance never settle a question.

King Louis Philippe once said to me that he attributed the great success of the...

King Louis Philippe once said to me that he attributed the great success of the...

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...

Fear makes us feel our humanity.

Fear makes us feel our humanity.

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...

I can not deny that all may be swept away. Broken by it, I, too,...

I can not deny that all may be swept away. Broken by it, I, too,...

A government for the people must depend for its success on the intelligence, the morality,...

A government for the people must depend for its success on the intelligence, the morality,...