Faith hovers over the towers of Jerusalem; and Athens embodies the pre-eminent quality of the antique world, Art.
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.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.
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A man may speak very well in the House of Commons, and fail very completely in the House of Lords.
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Be amusing: never tell unkind stories; above all, never tell long ones.
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There is no waste of time in life like that of making explanations.
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Fear makes us feel our humanity.
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There is no education like adversity.
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Silence is the mother of truth.
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Without publicity there can be no public support, and without public support every nation must decay.
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Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning.
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Everyone likes flattery; and when you come to Royalty you should lay it on with a trowel.
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Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.
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One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.
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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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Experience is the child of thought, and thought is the child of action.
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Where knowledge ends, religion begins.
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