There is no act of treachery or meanness of which a political party is not capable; for in politics there is no honour.
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.
Governments do not govern, but merely control the machinery of government, being themselves controlled by the hidden hand.
The world is governed by very different personages from what is imagined by those who are not behind the scenes.
There is no education like adversity.
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.
As a rule, man is a fool. When it's hot, he wants it cool; When its cool, he wants it hot. Always wanting, what is not.
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.
Never complain and never explain.
Never argue. In society nothing must be; give only results. If any person differs from you, bow, and turn the conversation.
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.
Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning.
Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.
The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations.
The more extensive a man's knowledge of what has been done, the greater will be his power of knowing what to do.
What we anticipate seldom occurs; what we least expect generally happens.
Mr Speaker, I withdraw my statement that half the cabinet are asses - half the cabinet are not asses.
Nothing in life is more remarkable than the unnecessary anxiety which we endure, and generally create ourselves.
A Conservative Government is an organized hypocrisy.
As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information.
The palace is not safe when the cottage is not happy.
If you don't believe in magic, then you can't believe in reality.
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