Man is made to adore and to obey: but if you will not command him, if you give him nothing to worship, he will fashion his own divinities, and find a chieftain in his own passions.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIYou will find as you grow older that courage is the rarest of all qualities to be found in public life.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.
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A man may speak very well in the House of Commons, and fail very completely in the House of Lords.
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To be conscious that you are ignorant of the facts is a great step to knowledge.
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A consistent soul believes in destiny, a capricious one in chance.
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Success is the child of audacity.
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Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.
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There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.
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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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Without publicity there can be no public support, and without public support every nation must decay.
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There is no gambling like politics.
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Power has only one duty – to secure the social welfare of the People.
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How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct.
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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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Man is only great when he acts from passion.
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Without tact you can learn nothing.
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