The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians.
BENJAMIN DISRAELISomething unpleasant is coming when men are anxious to tell the truth.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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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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I have brought myself, by long meditation, to the conviction that a human being with a settled purpose must accomplish it, and that nothing can resist a will which will stake even existence upon its fulfillment.
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Mediocrity can talk, but it is for genius to observe.
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Travel teaches toleration.
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Things must be done by parties, not by persons using parties as tools.
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How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct.
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Every production of genius must be the production of enthusiasm.
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It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.
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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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No man is regular in his attendance at the House of Commons until he is married.
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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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Never take anything for granted.
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There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.
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We should never lose an occasion. Opportunity is more powerful even than conquerors and prophets.
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Be amusing: never tell unkind stories; above all, never tell long ones.
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