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 DISRAELIMan 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 DISRAELIEvery production of genius must be the production of enthusiasm.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIMy idea of an agreeable person is a person who agrees with me.
BENJAMIN DISRAELINever complain and never explain.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIThere is no waste of time in life like that of making explanations.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIWhen a man fell into his anecdotage it was a sign for him to retire from the world.
BENJAMIN DISRAELILike all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIThe world is governed by very different personages from what is imagined by those who are not behind the scenes.
BENJAMIN DISRAELINobody is forgotten when it is convenient to remember him.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIYou will find as you grow older that courage is the rarest of all qualities to be found in public life.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIIt is much easier to be critical than to be correct.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIAssassination has never changed the history of the world.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIThe secret of success is to be ready when your opportunity comes.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIA precedent embalms a principle.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIColonies do not cease to be colonies because they are independent.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIWar is never a solution; it is an aggravation.
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