Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is to know when to forego an advantage.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIWilliam Gladstone has not a single redeeming defect.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.
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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.
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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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The palace is not safe when the cottage is not happy.
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Never complain and never explain.
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Travel teaches toleration.
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War is never a solution; it is an aggravation.
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Every production of genius must be the production of enthusiasm.
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You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men.
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A majority is always better than the best repartee.
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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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The Youth of a Nation are the trustees of posterity.
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In a progressive country change is constant; change is inevitable.
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Justice is truth in action.
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Be amusing: never tell unkind stories; above all, never tell long ones.
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