Man is made to adore and to obey: but if you will not command him, if you give him nothing to worship, he will fashion his own divinities, and find a chieftain in his own passions.
BENJAMIN DISRAELISilence is the mother of truth.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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The choicest pleasures of life lie within the ring of moderation.
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William Gladstone has not a single redeeming defect.
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Talk to a man about himself and he will listen for hours.
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A consistent soul believes in destiny, a capricious one in chance.
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Youth is a blunder; Manhood a struggle, Old Age a regret.
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Something unpleasant is coming when men are anxious to tell the truth.
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Never complain and never explain.
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It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.
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The governments of the present day have to deal not merely with other governments, with emperors, kings and ministers, but also with the secret societies which have everywhere their unscrupulous agents, and can at the last moment upset all the governments’ plans.
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There is no education like adversity.
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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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Silence is the mother of truth.
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Things must be done by parties, not by persons using parties as tools.
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The health of the people is really the foundation upon which all their happiness and all their powers as a state depend.
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The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians.
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