In politics, there is no use looking beyond the next fortnight.
Source: In letter from A.Balfour to 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, 24 Mar. 1856.
-- Joseph Chamberlain, (Jul 8 1836-1914), English politician, businessman, social reformer; He was an ardent imperialist who favored social reform at home and expansion abroad; father to Neville and Austen Chamberlain.