Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day; teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime; give a man religion and he will die praying for a fish.
There is no act of treachery or meanness of which a political party is not capable; for in politics there is no honour.
Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think.
The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own.
Governments do not govern, but merely control the machinery of government, being themselves controlled by the hidden hand.
There is no education like adversity.
The tone and tendency of liberalism...is to attack the institutions of the country under the name of reform and to make war on the manners and customs of the people under the pretext of progress.
There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.
Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.
The world is governed by very different personages from what is imagined by those who are not behind the scenes.
Wherever is found what is called a paternal government, there is found state education. It has been discovered that the best way to insure implicit obedience is to commence tyranny in the nursery.
The more extensive a man's knowledge of what has been done, the greater will be his power of knowing what to do.
Diligence is the mother of good fortune.
Never complain and never explain.
We are not creatures of circumstance; we are creators of circumstance.
The palace is not safe when the cottage is not happy.
Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.
As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information.
Success is a product of unremitting attention to purpose.
The Jews are a nervous people. Nineteen centuries of Christian love have taken a toll.
Little things affect little minds.
Mr Speaker, I withdraw my statement that half the cabinet are asses - half the cabinet are not asses.
Be civil to all; sociable to many; familiar with few.
A female friend, amiable, clever, and devoted, is a possession more valuable than parks and palaces; and without such a muse, few men can succeed in life, none be contented.
A member of Parliament to Disraeli: 'Sir, you will either die on the gallows or of some unspeakable disease.' That depends, Sir,' said Disraeli, 'whether I embrace your policies or your mistress.
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