Talk to a man about himself and he will listen for hours.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIThe more extensive a man’s knowledge of what has been done, the greater will be his power of knowing what to do.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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There is moderation even in excess.
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A consistent soul believes in destiny, a capricious one in chance.
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Nine-tenths of the existing books are nonsense and the clever books are the refutation of that nonsense.
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Where knowledge ends, religion begins.
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Man 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.
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In politics nothing is contemptible.
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I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.
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Moderation is the center wherein all philosophies, both human and divine, meet.
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As for our majority… one is enough.
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Nurture your minds with great thoughts. To believe in the heroic makes heroes.
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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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War is never a solution; it is an aggravation.
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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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The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own.
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The first magic of love is our ignorance that it can ever end.
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