My objection to Liberalism is this that it is the introduction into the practical business of life of the highest kind namely, politics of philosophical ideas instead of political principles.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIThe world is governed by very different personages from what is imagined by those who are not behind the scenes.
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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Diligence is the mother of good fortune.
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There is no act of treachery or meanness of which a political party is not capable; for in politics there is no honour.
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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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A consistent soul believes in destiny, a capricious one in chance.
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A great city, whose image dwells in the memory of man, is the type of some great idea. Rome represents conquest;
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We are all born for love. It is the principle of existence, and its only end.
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Plagiarists, at least, have the merit of preservation.
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A majority is always better than the best repartee.
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To be conscious that you are ignorant of the facts is a great step to knowledge.
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We moralize among ruins.
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There is no waste of time in life like that of making explanations.
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There is no education like adversity.
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Colonies do not cease to be colonies because they are independent.
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Read no history: nothing but biography, for that is life without theory.
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