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.
BENJAMIN DISRAELINext to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is to know when to forego an advantage.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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Travel teaches toleration.
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The fool wonders, the wise man asks.
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Almost everything that is great has been done by youth.
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You will find as you grow older that courage is the rarest of all qualities to be found in public life.
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The view of Jerusalem is the history of the world; it is more, it is the history of earth and of heaven.
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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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Every man has a right to be conceited until he is successful.
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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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Mediocrity can talk, but it is for genius to observe.
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What we anticipate seldom occurs: but what we least expect generally happens.
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A Conservative Government is an organized hypocrisy.
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The secret of success is constancy to purpose.
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Grief is the agony of an instant; the indulgence of grief the blunder of a life.
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Talk to a man about himself and he will listen for hours.
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How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct.
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Colonies do not cease to be colonies because they are independent.
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It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.
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Where knowledge ends, religion begins.
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Every production of genius must be the production of enthusiasm.
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Experience is the child of thought, and thought is the child of action.
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Be amusing: never tell unkind stories; above all, never tell long ones.
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There can be economy only where there is efficiency.
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There is moderation even in excess.
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The secret of success is to be ready when your opportunity comes.
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Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is to know when to forego an advantage.
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No man is regular in his attendance at the House of Commons until he is married.
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