John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
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| Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield Disraeli. (1804–1881) (continued) |
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| Nature is more powerful than education; time will develop everything. 1 |
| Contarini Fleming, Part i. Chap. xiii. |
| 6376 |
| With words we govern men. |
| Contarini Fleming, Part i. Chap. xxi. |
| 6377 |
| Patience is a necessary ingredient of genius. |
| Contarini Fleming, Part iv. Chap. v. |
| 6378 |
| Though lions to their enemies they were lambs to their friends. |
| The infernal Marriage. Part ii. Chap. iv. |
| 6379 |
| But what minutes! Count them by sensation, and not by calendars, and each moment is a day, and the race a life. |
| Sybil. Book i. Chap. ii. |
| 6380 |
| The Duke of Wellington brought to the post of first minister immortal fame,—a quality of success which would almost seem to include all others. |
| Sybil. Book i. Chap. iii. |
| 6381 |
| The Egremonts had never said anything that was remembered, or done anything that could be recalled. |
| Sybil. Book i. Chap. iii. |
| 6382 |
| To be conscious that you are ignorant is a great step to knowledge. |
| Sybil. Book i. Chap. v. |
| 6383 |
| Principle is ever my motto, not expediency. |
| Sybil. Book ii. Chap. ii. |
| 6384 |
| Property has its duties as well as its rights. 2 |
| Sybil. Book ii. Chap. xi. |
| 6385 |
| Little things affect little minds. |
| Sybil. Book iii. Chap. ii. |
| 6386 |
| We all of us live too much in a circle. |
| Sybil. Book iii. Chap. vii. |
| 6387 |
| Mr. Kremlin was distinguished for ignorance; for he had only one idea, and that was wrong. 3 |
| Sybil. Book iv. Chap. v. |
| 6388 |
| I was told that the Privileged and the People formed Two Nations. |
| Sybil. Book iv. Chap. viii. |
| 6389 |
| There is no wisdom like frankness. |
| Sybil. Book iv. Chap. ix. |
| Note 1. La Nature a été en eux forte que l’éducation.—Voltaire: Vie de Molière. [back] |
| Note 2. See Drummond, page 589. [back] |
| Note 3. See Johnson, page 371. [back] |