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Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax [1881-1959] British
Rank: 104
Statesman, Former Viceroy of India


Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax, KG, OM, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, TD, PC, styled Lord Irwin from 1925 until 1934 and Viscount Halifax from 1934 until 1944, was one of the most senior British Conservative politicians of the 1930s.

Anger, Beauty, Money



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A person may dwell so long upon a thought that it may take him a prisoner.
101
Most men's anger about religion is as if two men should quarrel for a lady they neither of them care for. Anger
102
The plainer the dress, the greater luster does beauty appear. Beauty
103
Gratitude is one of those things that cannot be bought. It must be born with men, or else all the obligations in the world will not create it.
104
Those who are of the opinion that money will do everything may reasonably be expected to do everything for money. Money
105
The invisible thing called a Good Name is made up of the breath of numbers that speak well of you.
106
Men who borrow their opinions can never repay their debts.
107
He who leaves nothing to chance will do few things poorly, but he will do few things.
108
Ignorance makes most men go into a political party, and shame keeps them from getting out of it.
109
When people contend for their liberty they seldom get anything for their victory, but new masters.
110
Hope is generally a wrong guide, though it is very good company by the way.
111
True merit, like a river, the deeper it is, the less noise it makes.
112

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