I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIThe secret of success is constancy to purpose.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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Nine-tenths of the existing books are nonsense and the clever books are the refutation of that nonsense.
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Nationality is the miracle of political independence; race is the principle of physical analogy.
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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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Read no history: nothing but biography, for that is life without theory.
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You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men.
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Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius.
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War is never a solution; it is an aggravation.
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Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning.
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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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Moderation is the center wherein all philosophies, both human and divine, meet.
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In politics nothing is contemptible.
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Mediocrity can talk, but it is for genius to observe.
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What we anticipate seldom occurs: but what we least expect generally happens.
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Never take anything for granted.
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Damn your principles! Stick to your party.
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