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A constitutional statesman is in general a man of common opinions and uncommon abilities.
[ Politicians and Politics ]
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A great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
[ Pleasure ]
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A princely marriage is the brilliant edition of a universal fact, and, as such, it rivets mankind.
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An ambassador is not simply an agent; he is also a spectacle.
[ Diplomacy ]
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An inability to stay quiet is one of the most conspicuous failings of mankind.
[ Silence ]
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Men who do not make advances to women are apt to become victims to women who make advances to them.
[ Men and Women ]
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One of the greatest pains to human nature is the pain of a new idea.
[ Innovation ]
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Progress would not have been the rarity it is if the early food had not been the late poison.
[ Progress ]
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Strong beliefs win strong men, and then make them stronger.
[ Belief ]
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The cure for admiring the house of lords is to go and look at it.
[ Observation ]
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We must not let daylight in upon the magic.
[ Magic ]
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What impresses men is not mind, but the result of mind.
[ Mind ]
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When great questions end, little parties begin.
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Writers like teeth are divided into incisors and grinders.
[ Writers and Writing ]
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