My objection to Liberalism is this that it is the introduction into the practical business of life of the highest kind namely, politics of philosophical ideas instead of political principles.
BENJAMIN DISRAELINature, like man, sometimes weeps from gladness.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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Read no history: nothing but biography, for that is life without theory.
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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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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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There is no waste of time in life like that of making explanations.
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You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men.
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Man is only great when he acts from passion.
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I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.
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Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius.
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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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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.
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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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Every man has a right to be conceited until he is successful.
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In politics nothing is contemptible.
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Nurture your minds with great thoughts. To believe in the heroic makes heroes.
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