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.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIThe secret of success is to be ready when your opportunity comes.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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Finality is not the language of politics.
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We are all born for love. It is the principle of existence, and its only end.
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There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.
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The best security for civilization is the dwelling, and upon properly appointed and becoming dwellings depends, more than anything else, the improvement of mankind.
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Justice is truth in action.
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Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.
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Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power.
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Mediocrity can talk, but it is for genius to observe.
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Damn your principles! Stick to your party.
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Without tact you can learn nothing.
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He has left them in the full enjoyment of their liberal positions, and he is himself a strict conservative of their garments.
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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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Plagiarists, at least, have the merit of preservation.
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Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.
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Moderation is the center wherein all philosophies, both human and divine, meet.
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