Nine-tenths of the existing books are nonsense and the clever books are the refutation of that nonsense.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIThe Youth of a Nation are the trustees of posterity.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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Talk to a man about himself and he will listen for hours.
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I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.
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Nature, like man, sometimes weeps from gladness.
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Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.
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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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The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations.
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It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.
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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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Every production of genius must be the production of enthusiasm.
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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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To be conscious that you are ignorant of the facts is a great step to knowledge.
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Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning.
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Damn your principles! Stick to your party.
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A great city, whose image dwells in the memory of man, is the type of some great idea. Rome represents conquest;
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Every man has a right to be conceited until he is successful.
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