Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIWe moralize among ruins.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.
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Two nations between whom there is no intercourse and no sympathy; who are as ignorant of each other’s habits, thoughts, and feelings, as if they were dwellers in different zones, or inhabitants of different planets. The rich and the poor.
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Life is too short to be little. Man is never so manly as when he feels deeply, acts boldly, and expresses himself with frankness and with fervor.
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The palace is not safe when the cottage is not happy.
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Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius.
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We are all born for love. It is the principle of existence, and its only end.
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Every man has a right to be conceited until he is successful.
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Read no history: nothing but biography, for that is life without theory.
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The health of the people is really the foundation upon which all their happiness and all their powers as a state depend.
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Frank and explicit – that is the right line to take when you wish to conceal your own mind and confuse the minds of others.
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What we anticipate seldom occurs: but what we least expect generally happens.
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Nobody is forgotten when it is convenient to remember him.
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Plagiarists, at least, have the merit of preservation.
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To be conscious that you are ignorant of the facts is a great step to knowledge.
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Upon the education of the people of this country the fate of this country depends.
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