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 DISRAELIOne secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.
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Nationality is the miracle of political independence; race is the principle of physical analogy.
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The palace is not safe when the cottage is not happy.
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Grief is the agony of an instant; the indulgence of grief the blunder of a life.
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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 governments of the present day have to deal not merely with other governments, with emperors, kings and ministers, but also with the secret societies which have everywhere their unscrupulous agents, and can at the last moment upset all the governments’ plans.
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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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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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Faith hovers over the towers of Jerusalem; and Athens embodies the pre-eminent quality of the antique world, Art.
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Everyone likes flattery; and when you come to Royalty you should lay it on with a trowel.
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Colonies do not cease to be colonies because they are independent.
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The fool wonders, the wise man asks.
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Something unpleasant is coming when men are anxious to tell the truth.
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There is no waste of time in life like that of making explanations.
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You will find as you grow older that courage is the rarest of all qualities to be found in public life.
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