What is earnest is not always true; on the contrary, error is often more earnest than truth.
BENJAMIN DISRAELINo man is regular in his attendance at the House of Commons until he is married.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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Be amusing: never tell unkind stories; above all, never tell long ones.
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How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct.
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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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Plagiarists, at least, have the merit of preservation.
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There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.
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The palace is not safe when the cottage is not happy.
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Things must be done by parties, not by persons using parties as tools.
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Without tact you can learn nothing.
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Beware of endeavoring to become a great man in a hurry. One such attempt in ten thousand may succeed. These are fearful odds.
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We are all born for love. It is the principle of existence, and its only end.
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In politics nothing is contemptible.
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The world is governed by very different personages from what is imagined by those who are not behind the scenes.
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A majority is always better than the best repartee.
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The first magic of love is our ignorance that it can ever end.
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There is no education like adversity.
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