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.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIDiligence is the mother of good fortune.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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As for our majority… one is enough.
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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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No man is regular in his attendance at the House of Commons until he is married.
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How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct.
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Frank and explicit – that is the right line to take when you wish to conceal your own mind and confuse the minds of others.
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It destroys one’s nerves to be amiable every day to the same human being.
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Every production of genius must be the production of enthusiasm.
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Never take anything for granted.
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There is moderation even in excess.
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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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A University should be a place of light, of liberty, and of learning.
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Things must be done by parties, not by persons using parties as tools.
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The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations.
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A precedent embalms a principle.
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The pursuit of science leads only to the insoluble.
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