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Moderation has been called a virtue to limit the ambition of great men, and to console undistinguished people for their want of fortune and their lack of merit. ↗

— Benjamin Disraeli

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The tigers of wrath are wiser than the horses of instruction. ↗

— William Blake

#instruction #than #tigers #wiser #wrath

Those who restrain their desires, do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained. ↗

— William Blake

#desires #enough #restrain #restrained #their

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

#cause #distress #elsewhere #endure #fortitude

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

#even #expense #fame #few #fruition

It is easier to be critical than correct. ↗

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

— Benjamin Disraeli

#must #parties #persons #things #tools

Almost everything that is great has been done by youth. ↗

— Benjamin Disraeli

#been #done #everything #great #youth

I must follow the people. Am I not their leader? ↗

— Benjamin Disraeli

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