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Salisbury, Lord
(
3rd Marquess of Salisbury
) 1830–1903
(
3rd Marquess of Salisbury
) 1830–1903
1
Too clever by half.
of Disraeli's amendment on Disestablishment
English policy is to float lazily downstream, occasionally putting out a diplomatic boathook to avoid collisions.
We are part of the community of Europe and we must do our duty as such.
Horny-handed sons of toil.
By office boys for office boys.
of the Daily Mail
Too clever by half.
of Disraeli's amendment on Disestablishment
speech, House of Commons, 30 March 1868.
English policy is to float lazily downstream, occasionally putting out a diplomatic boathook to avoid collisions.
letter to Lord Lytton, 9 March 1877
We are part of the community of Europe and we must do our duty as such.
speech at Caernarvon, 10 April 1888
Horny-handed sons of toil.
in
Quarterly Review
October 1873; later popularized in the US by Denis Kearney (1847–1907).
By office boys for office boys.
of the Daily Mail
H. Hamilton Fyfe
Northcliffe, an Intimate Biography
(1930) ch. 4
Salisbury, Lord
(
5th Marquess of Salisbury
) 1893–1972
(
5th Marquess of Salisbury
) 1893–1972
1
Too clever by half.
of Iain Macleod, Colonial Secretary "in his relationship to the white communities of Africa"
Too clever by half.
of Iain Macleod, Colonial Secretary "in his relationship to the white communities of Africa"
in the House of Lords, 7 March 1961.
Sallust
86
bc
86
bc
1
A venal city ripe to perish, if a buyer can be found.
of Rome
Punica fide.With Carthaginian trustworthiness.
meaning treachery
A venal city ripe to perish, if a buyer can be found.
of Rome
Jugurtha
ch. 35
Punica fide.With Carthaginian trustworthiness.
meaning treachery
Jugurtha
ch. 108, sect. 3
Samuel, Lord
1870–1963
1870–1963
1
A library is thought in cold storage.
A library is thought in cold storage.
A Book of Quotations
(1947)
Samuelson, Paul A.
1915–
1915–
1
The consumer, so it is said, is the king…each is a voter who uses his money as votes to get the things done that he wants done.
The consumer, so it is said, is the king…each is a voter who uses his money as votes to get the things done that he wants done.
Economics
(8th ed., 1970)
Sand, George
1804–76
1804–76
1
We cannot tear out a single page of our life, but we can throw the book in the fire.
There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved.
We cannot tear out a single page of our life, but we can throw the book in the fire.
Mauprat
(1837)
There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved.
letter to Lina Calamatta, 31 March 1862
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