There are two distinct styles requisite: I intend, in the course of my career, if I have time, to give a specimen of both.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIThe secret of success is constancy to purpose.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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There is moderation even in excess.
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Almost everything that is great has been done by youth.
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Experience is the child of thought, and thought is the child of action.
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No Government can be long secure without a formidable Opposition.
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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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What we anticipate seldom occurs: but what we least expect generally happens.
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The palace is not safe when the cottage is not happy.
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Silence is the mother of truth.
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The fool wonders, the wise man asks.
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You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men.
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Let the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears not, gives advantage to the danger.
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Fear makes us feel our humanity.
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A great city, whose image dwells in the memory of man, is the type of some great idea. Rome represents conquest;
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Be amusing: never tell unkind stories; above all, never tell long ones.
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It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.
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