Everyone likes flattery; and when you come to Royalty you should lay it on with a trowel.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIThe health of the people is really the foundation upon which all their happiness and all their powers as a state depend.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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Damn your principles! Stick to your party.
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The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations.
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A precedent embalms a principle.
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In a progressive country change is constant; change is inevitable.
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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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Never complain and never explain.
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We are all born for love. It is the principle of existence, and its only end.
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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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Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.
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A consistent soul believes in destiny, a capricious one in chance.
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There is moderation even in excess.
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London is a roost for every bird.
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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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When a man fell into his anecdotage it was a sign for him to retire from the world.
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Man is only great when he acts from passion.
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