The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the ... - Benjamin Disraeli

"The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions."

Benjamin Disraeli Happiness

Prime Minister, Politician British 1804–1881

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"Read no history: nothing but biography, for that is life without theory."

"I have always thought that every woman should marry, and no man."

"Babalú!"

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"Laughter and love make a home."

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