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What is crime amongst the multitude, is only vice among the few.
No one but an adventurous traveler can know the luxury of sleep.
I have always thought that every woman should marry, and no man.
Every production of genius must be the production of enthusiasm.
Having the courage to live within one's means is respectability.
The world is ruled by other people, than people believe to know.
Age is frequently beautiful, wisdom appearing like an aftermath.
Certainly Manchester is the most wonderful city of modern times!
Nobody should ever look anxious except those who have no anxiety.
There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.
Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.
No Government can be long secure without a formidable Opposition.
Destiny bears us to our lot, and destiny is perhaps our own will.
The secret of success is to be ready when your opportunity comes.
The care of the public health is the first duty of the statesman.
Religion should be the rule of life, not a casual incident in it.
If you don't believe in magic, then you can't believe in reality.
I was told that the privileged and the people formed two nations.
The choicest pleasures of life lie within the ring of moderation.
I will sit down now, but the time will come when you will hear me.
I have been ever of opinion that revolutions are not to be evaded.
Great services are not canceled by one act or by one single error.
A consistent soul believes in destiny, a capricious one in chance.
You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men.
Colonies do not cease to be colonies because they are independent.
In a progressive country change is constant; change is inevitable.
Whatever they did, the Elysians were careful never to be vehement.
The British people, being subject to fogs, require grave statesmen.
I am myself a gentleman of the press, and have no other escutcheon.
There is no waste of time in life like that of making explanations.
The sympathy of sorrow is stronger than the sympathy of prosperity.
Increased means and increased leisure are the two civilizers of man.
Power has only one duty - to secure the social welfare of the People.
Nature is more powerful than education; time will develop everything.
Gentlemen, the Tory party, unless it is a national party, is nothing.
If you want to be a leader of people, you must learn to watch events.
A University should be a place of light, of liberty, and of learning.
Customs may not be as wise as laws, but they are always more popular.
A practical man is a man who practices the errors of his forefathers.
The Continent will not suffer England to be the workshop of the world.
Trust not overmuch to the blessed Magdalen; learn to protect yourself.
Things must be done by parties, not by persons using parties as tools.
Friendship is the gift of the gods, and the most precious boon to man.
Fame has eagle wings, and yet she mounts not so high as man's desires.
I believe that, without party, Parliamentary government is impossible.
It is the fashion to style the present moment an extraordinary crisis.
We are not creatures of circumstance; we are creators of circumstance.
The best way to become acquainted with a subject is to write about it.
Something unpleasant is coming when men are anxious to tell the truth.
To achieve what you want, you have to be stronger than those around you