Man is to be trained chiefly by studying and by knowing man. William E. Gladstone More Quotes by William E. Gladstone More Quotes From William E. Gladstone To be engaged in opposing wrong affords...but a slender guarantee for being right. William E. Gladstone scepticism slender guarantees Good laws make it easier to do right and harder to do wrong. William E. Gladstone easier lawyer law A rational reaction against irrational excesses and vagaries of skepticism may * * * readily degenerate into the rival folly of credulity. William E. Gladstone rivals excess may I venture to say that every man who is not presumably incapacitated by some consideration of personal unfitness or of political danger is morally entitled to come within the pale of the Constitution. William E. Gladstone venture political men Mediocrity is now, as formerly, dangerous, commonly fatal, to the poet; but among even the successful writers of prose, those who rise sensibly above it are the very rarest exceptions. William E. Gladstone mediocrity poet successful The ravages of drink are greater than those of war pestilence and famine combined. William E. Gladstone pestilence drink war The book must of necessity be put into a bookcase. And the bookcase must be housed. And the house must be kept. And the library must be dusted, must be arranged, must be catalogued. What a vista of toil, yet not unhappy toil! William E. Gladstone unhappy house book We are bound to lose Ireland in consequence of years of cruelty, stupidity and misgovernment and I would rather lose her as a friend than as a foe. William E. Gladstone stupidity history years I was tenaciously opposed by the governor and deputy-governor of the Bank, who had seats in parliament, and I had the City for an antagonist on almost every occasion. William E. Gladstone politics political cities To serve Armenia is to serve civilization. William E. Gladstone armenia civilization The resources of civilization are not yet exhausted. William E. Gladstone resources exhausted civilization It is no use for the honorable member to shake his head in the teeth of his own words. William E. Gladstone members teeth use [The British constitution] presumes more boldly than any other the good sense and the good faith of those who work it. William E. Gladstone parliament british constitution For works of the mind really great there is no old age, no decrepitude. It is inconceivable that a time should come when Homer, Dante, Shakespeare, should not ring in the ears of civilized man. William E. Gladstone age mind men Swimming for his life, a man does not see much of the country through which the river winds. William E. Gladstone swimming men country Commerce is the equalizer of the wealth of nations. William E. Gladstone commerce equalizer wealth He is the purest figure in history. About George Washington William E. Gladstone figures history Decision by majorities is as much an expedient as lighting by gas. William E. Gladstone gas majority decision From the time I took office as Chancellor of the Exchequer, I began to learn that the State held, in the face of the Bank and the City, an essentially false position as to finance. The Government itself was not to be a substantive power, but was to leave the Money Power supreme and unquestioned. William E. Gladstone government office cities Avarice, where it has full dominion, excludes every other passion. William E. Gladstone avarice passion dominion
