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Want of money and the distress of a thief can never be alleged as the cause of his thieving, for many honest people endure greater hardships with fortitude. We must therefore seek the cause elsewhere than in want of money, for that is the miser's passion, not the thief s. ↗

— William Blake

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The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes. ↗

— Benjamin Disraeli

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Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius. ↗

— Benjamin Disraeli

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Fame and power are the objects of all men. Even their partial fruition is gained by very few; and that, too, at the expense of social pleasure, health, conscience, life. ↗

— Benjamin Disraeli

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It is easier to be critical than correct. ↗

— Benjamin Disraeli

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Real politics are the possession and distribution of power. ↗

— Benjamin Disraeli

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The difference between a misfortune and a calamity is this: If Gladstone fell into the Thames, it would be a misfortune. But if someone dragged him out again, that would be a calamity. ↗

— Benjamin Disraeli

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There is no waste of time in life like that of making explanations. ↗

— Benjamin Disraeli

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My view is there's no bad time to innovate. ↗

— Jeff Bezos

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Things must be done by parties, not by persons using parties as tools. ↗

— Benjamin Disraeli

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