Man is not the creature of circumstances, circumstances are the creatures of men. We are free agents, and man is more powerful than matter.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIEveryone likes flattery; and when you come to Royalty you should lay it on with a trowel.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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No Government can be long secure without a formidable Opposition.
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Youth is a blunder; Manhood a struggle, Old Age a regret.
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There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.
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What is earnest is not always true; on the contrary, error is often more earnest than truth.
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Justice is truth in action.
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Every production of genius must be the production of enthusiasm.
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Finality is not the language of politics.
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Fear makes us feel our humanity.
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Talk to a man about himself and he will listen for hours.
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Little things affect little minds.
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In politics nothing is contemptible.
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The fool wonders, the wise man asks.
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When a man fell into his anecdotage it was a sign for him to retire from the world.
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Plagiarists, at least, have the merit of preservation.
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My idea of an agreeable person is a person who agrees with me.
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