Talk to a man about himself and he will listen for hours.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIThe secret of success is constancy to purpose.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning.
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I repeat… that all power is a trust; that we are accountable for its exercise; that from the people and for the people all springs, and all must exist.
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Plagiarists, at least, have the merit of preservation.
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London is a roost for every bird.
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We are all born for love. It is the principle of existence, and its only end.
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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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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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One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.
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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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Power has only one duty – to secure the social welfare of the People.
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The difference between a misfortune and a calamity is this: If Gladstone fell into the Thames, it would be a misfortune. But if someone dragged him out again, that would be a calamity.
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In politics nothing is contemptible.
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Things must be done by parties, not by persons using parties as tools.
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Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard.
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What we anticipate seldom occurs: but what we least expect generally happens.
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