Let the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears not, gives advantage to the danger.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIThere is moderation even in excess.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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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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You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men.
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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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Finality is not the language of politics.
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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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Something unpleasant is coming when men are anxious to tell the truth.
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The more extensive a man’s knowledge of what has been done, the greater will be his power of knowing what to do.
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What we anticipate seldom occurs: but what we least expect generally happens.
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The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians.
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Youth is a blunder; Manhood a struggle, Old Age a regret.
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Nationality is the miracle of political independence; race is the principle of physical analogy.
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No man is regular in his attendance at the House of Commons until he is married.
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The palace is not safe when the cottage is not happy.
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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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There is no waste of time in life like that of making explanations.
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