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The legacy of heroes--the memory of a great name, and the inheritance of a great example. - [Heroes] The magic of first love is our ignorance that it can ever end. - [Love] The more extensive a man's knowledge of what has been done, the greater will be his power of knowing what to do. - [Knowledge] The more you are talked about, the less powerful you are. - [Power] The noble Lord (Stanley) was the Prince Rupert to the Parliamentary army--his valour did not always serve his own cause. - in a speech in the House of Commons [Argument] The originality of a subject is in its treatment. - [Originality] The people of England are the most enthusiastic in the world. There are others more excitable, but there are none so enthusiastic. - [England] The praise of a fool is incense to the wisest of us. - [Praise] The press is not only free; it is powerful. That power is ours. It is the proudest that man can enjoy. It was not granted by monarchs, it was not gained for us by aristocracies; but it sprang from the people, and, with an immortal instinct, it has always worked for the people. - [Printing] The profound thinker always suspects that he is superficial. - [Thinkers] The Right Honorable gentleman (Sir Robert Peel) caught the Whigs bathing and walked away with their clothes. - in a speech in the Hose of Commons [Politics] The stage is a supplement to the pulpit, where virtue, according to Plato's sublime idea, moves our love and affection when made visible to the eye. - [Acting] The sympathy of sorrow is stronger than the sympathy of prosperity. - [Sympathy] The unfortunate are always egotistical. - [Egotism] There are Batavian graces in all he says. - retort to Beresford Hope who had referred to him as an "Asian Mystery" [Countries] There are few faces that can afford to smile: a smile is sometimes bewitching, in general vapid, often a contortion. - [Smiles] There are few young women in existence who have not the power of fascinating, if they choose to exert it. - [Flirting] There are some silent people who are more interesting than the best talkers. - [Silence] There can be no economy where there is no efficiency. - [Economy] There is a great difference between nationality and race. Nationality is the miracle of political independence. Race is the principle of physical analogy. - [Nationality] There is a magic in the memory of schoolboy friendships; it softens the heart, and even affects the nervous system of those who have no hearts. - [Friendship] There is a thread in our thoughts as there is a pulse in our feelings; he who can hold the one knows how to think, and he who can move the other knows how to feel. - [Thought] There is anguish in the recollection that we have not adequately appreciated the affection of those whom we have loved and lost. - [Remorse] There is no diplomacy like silence. - [Silence] There is no education like adversity. - [Adversity] Displaying page 8 of 12 for this author: << Prev Next >> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 [8] 9 10 11 12
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