You will find as you grow older that courage is the rarest of all qualities to be found in public life.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIThere is no waste of time in life like that of making explanations.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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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 pursuit of science leads only to the insoluble.
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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.
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Little things affect little minds.
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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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There are two distinct styles requisite: I intend, in the course of my career, if I have time, to give a specimen of both.
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Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard.
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Every man has a right to be conceited until he is successful.
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Colonies do not cease to be colonies because they are independent.
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Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius.
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The palace is not safe when the cottage is not happy.
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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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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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There is no education like adversity.
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The secret of success is to be ready when your opportunity comes.
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