The right honourable gentleman caught the Whigs bathing, and walked away with their clothes.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIThe best security for civilization is the dwelling, and upon properly appointed and becoming dwellings depends, more than anything else, the improvement of mankind.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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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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A man may speak very well in the House of Commons, and fail very completely in the House of Lords.
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You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men.
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Almost everything that is great has been done by youth.
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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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There is no gambling like politics.
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London is a roost for every bird.
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Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.
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What is earnest is not always true; on the contrary, error is often more earnest than truth.
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No man is regular in his attendance at the House of Commons until he is married.
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Two nations between whom there is no intercourse and no sympathy; who are as ignorant of each other’s habits, thoughts, and feelings, as if they were dwellers in different zones, or inhabitants of different planets. The rich and the poor.
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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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Nationality is the miracle of political independence; race is the principle of physical analogy.
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Youth is a blunder; Manhood a struggle, Old Age a regret.
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My idea of an agreeable person is a person who agrees with me.
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