War is never a solution; it is an aggravation.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIYou will find as you grow older that courage is the rarest of all qualities to be found in public life.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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In a progressive country change is constant; change is inevitable.
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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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Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius.
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We should never lose an occasion. Opportunity is more powerful even than conquerors and prophets.
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Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.
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Man is only great when he acts from passion.
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A man may speak very well in the House of Commons, and fail very completely in the House of Lords.
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What is earnest is not always true; on the contrary, error is often more earnest than truth.
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There is no gambling like politics.
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Plagiarists, at least, have the merit of preservation.
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Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.
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Silence is the mother of truth.
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Every man has a right to be conceited until he is successful.
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There is no act of treachery or meanness of which a political party is not capable; for in politics there is no honour.
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Diligence is the mother of good fortune.
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