The more extensive a man's knowledge of what has been done, the greater will be his power of knowing what to do. knowledge & power
In politics nothing is contemptible. politics
Experience is the child of thought, and thought is the child of action. experience
Success is the child of audacity. success
Action may not always bring happiness but there is no happiness without action. happiness
Upon the education of the people of this country the fate of this country depends. education
You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men. men, strength & women
The first magic of love is our ignorance that it can ever end. love
Great countries are those that produce great people. great
Nature, like man, sometimes weeps from gladness. nature
The secret of success is constancy to purpose. success
The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own. good & great
Something unpleasant is coming when men are anxious to tell the truth. men & truth
War is never a solution it is an aggravation. war
Silence is the mother of truth. truth
Finality is not the language of politics. politics
Man is only great when he acts from passion. great & wisdom
No Government can be long secure without a formidable Opposition. government
The view of Jerusalem is the history of the world it is more, it is the history of earth and of heaven. history
Real politics are the possession and distribution of power. politics & power
We cannot learn men from books. men
Characters do not change. Opinions alter, but characters are only developed. change
What is earnest is not always true on the contrary, error is often more earnest than truth. truth
Almost everything that is great has been done by youth. great
Never complain and never explain. motivational
Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure. failure & success
Duty cannot exist without faith. faith
That fatal drollery called a representative government. government
Nurture your minds with great thoughts. To believe in the heroic makes heroes. great & inspirational
There is no gambling like politics. politics
Beware of endeavoring to become a great man in a hurry. One such attempt in ten thousand may succeed. These are fearful odds. great & history
No man is regular in his attendance at the House of Commons until he is married. marriage
The health of the people is really the foundation upon which all their happiness and all their powers as a state depend. happiness & health
Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke. courage
Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power. power
Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth. truth
In a progressive country change is constant change is inevitable. change
Assassination has never changed the history of the world. history
It destroys one's nerves to be amiable every day to the same human being. marriage
Let the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it he that fears not, gives advantage to the danger. fear
One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes. life & success
The secret of success is to be ready when your opportunity comes. success
The practice of politics in the East may be defined by one word: dissimulation. politics
I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best. best, hope & inspirational
The services in wartime are fit only for desperadoes, but in peace are only fit for fools. peace
A University should be a place of light, of liberty, and of learning. learning
Justice is truth in action. truth
Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning. learning
Read no history: nothing but biography, for that is life without theory. history
Youth is the trustee of prosperity. teen
Power has only one duty - to secure the social welfare of the People. power
A majority is always better than the best repartee. best
Travel teaches toleration. travel
There is no waste of time in life like that of making explanations. time
As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information. best
Change is inevitable. Change is constant. change
The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations. experience & wisdom
There is no education like adversity. education
We are all born for love. It is the principle of existence, and its only end. love
Man is not the creature of circumstances, circumstances are the creatures of men. We are free agents, and man is more powerful than matter. men
Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time. time & truth
You will find as you grow older that courage is the rarest of all qualities to be found in public life. courage
There is no act of treachery or meanness of which a political party is not capable for in politics there is no honour. politics
Youth is a blunder Manhood a struggle, Old Age a regret. age
To be conscious that you are ignorant of the facts is a great step to knowledge. great & knowledge
Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most. fear
Where knowledge ends, religion begins. knowledge & religion
I say that justice is truth in action. truth
Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen. great & travel
A Conservative Government is an organized hypocrisy. government
The pursuit of science leads only to the insoluble. science
Teach us that wealth is not elegance, that profusion is not magnificence, that splendor is not beauty. beauty
Diligence is the mother of good fortune. good & success
Fear makes us feel our humanity. fear
The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes. success