Frank and explicit – that is the right line to take when you wish to conceal your own mind and confuse the minds of others.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIThere is no waste of time in life like that of making explanations.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians.
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Silence is the mother of truth.
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The palace is not safe when the cottage is not happy.
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The more extensive a man’s knowledge of what has been done, the greater will be his power of knowing what to do.
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Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius.
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The fool wonders, the wise man asks.
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Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning.
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Everyone likes flattery; and when you come to Royalty you should lay it on with a trowel.
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Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen.
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There are two distinct styles requisite: I intend, in the course of my career, if I have time, to give a specimen of both.
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A precedent embalms a principle.
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Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is to know when to forego an advantage.
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London is a roost for every bird.
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What we anticipate seldom occurs: but what we least expect generally happens.
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A consistent soul believes in destiny, a capricious one in chance.
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