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 DISRAELIIn politics nothing is contemptible.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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The choicest pleasures of life lie within the ring of moderation.
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Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.
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It destroys one’s nerves to be amiable every day to the same human being.
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The more extensive a man’s knowledge of what has been done, the greater will be his power of knowing what to do.
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The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations.
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Colonies do not cease to be colonies because they are independent.
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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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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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As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information.
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The pursuit of science leads only to the insoluble.
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The best security for civilization is the dwelling, and upon properly appointed and becoming dwellings depends, more than anything else, the improvement of mankind.
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Faith hovers over the towers of Jerusalem; and Athens embodies the pre-eminent quality of the antique world, Art.
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Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.
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Moderation is the center wherein all philosophies, both human and divine, meet.
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Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen.
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