I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.
BENJAMIN DISRAELII am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.
BENJAMIN DISRAELITime is precious, but truth is more precious than time.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIThere is moderation even in excess.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIAs a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIWilliam Gladstone has not a single redeeming defect.
BENJAMIN DISRAELINowadays, manners are easy and life is hard.
BENJAMIN DISRAELISeeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning.
BENJAMIN DISRAELICircumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power.
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 DISRAELINo man is regular in his attendance at the House of Commons until he is married.
BENJAMIN DISRAELINever take anything for granted.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIRead no history: nothing but biography, for that is life without theory.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIFrank and explicit – that is the right line to take when you wish to conceal your own mind and confuse the minds of others.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIA man may speak very well in the House of Commons, and fail very completely in the House of Lords.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIThere is no waste of time in life like that of making explanations.
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