Be amusing: never tell unkind stories; above all, never tell long ones.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIThere is no waste of time in life like that of making explanations.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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The pursuit of science leads only to the insoluble.
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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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The view of Jerusalem is the history of the world; it is more, it is the history of earth and of heaven.
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Every man has a right to be conceited until he is successful.
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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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He has left them in the full enjoyment of their liberal positions, and he is himself a strict conservative of their garments.
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Never take anything for granted.
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Something unpleasant is coming when men are anxious to tell the truth.
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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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We should never lose an occasion. Opportunity is more powerful even than conquerors and prophets.
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There is no waste of time in life like that of making explanations.
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No man is regular in his attendance at the House of Commons until he is married.
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Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.
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Nationality is the miracle of political independence; race is the principle of physical analogy.
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Nobody is forgotten when it is convenient to remember him.
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