He has left them in the full enjoyment of their liberal positions, and he is himself a strict conservative of their garments.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIThe choicest pleasures of life lie within the ring of moderation.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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The secret of success is to be ready when your opportunity comes.
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William Gladstone has not a single redeeming defect.
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The difference between a misfortune and a calamity is this: If Gladstone fell into the Thames, it would be a misfortune. But if someone dragged him out again, that would be a calamity.
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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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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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Youth is a blunder; Manhood a struggle, Old Age a regret.
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Where knowledge ends, religion begins.
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Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.
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A consistent soul believes in destiny, a capricious one in chance.
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My idea of an agreeable person is a person who agrees with me.
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There is no gambling like politics.
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Without tact you can learn nothing.
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Mediocrity can talk, but it is for genius to observe.
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Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.
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Beware of endeavoring to become a great man in a hurry. One such attempt in ten thousand may succeed. These are fearful odds.
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