Nobody is forgotten when it is convenient to remember him.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIAssassination has never changed the history of the world.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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Grief is the agony of an instant; the indulgence of grief the blunder of a life.
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Experience is the child of thought, and thought is the child of action.
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It destroys one’s nerves to be amiable every day to the same human being.
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As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information.
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Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning.
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In politics nothing is contemptible.
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Be amusing: never tell unkind stories; above all, never tell long ones.
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There is moderation even in excess.
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The palace is not safe when the cottage is not happy.
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The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations.
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You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men.
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Man is not the creature of circumstances, circumstances are the creatures of men. We are free agents, and man is more powerful than matter.
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Things must be done by parties, not by persons using parties as tools.
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There is no gambling like politics.
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The Youth of a Nation are the trustees of posterity.
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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 production of genius must be the production of enthusiasm.
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Youth is a blunder; Manhood a struggle, Old Age a regret.
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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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The more extensive a man’s knowledge of what has been done, the greater will be his power of knowing what to do.
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Travel teaches toleration.
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The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians.
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There is no waste of time in life like that of making explanations.
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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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There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.
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Moderation is the center wherein all philosophies, both human and divine, meet.
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