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 DISRAELIWilliam Gladstone has not a single redeeming defect.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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The right honourable gentleman caught the Whigs bathing, and walked away with their clothes.
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My objection to Liberalism is this that it is the introduction into the practical business of life of the highest kind namely, politics of philosophical ideas instead of political principles.
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A consistent soul believes in destiny, a capricious one in chance.
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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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There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.
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Nationality is the miracle of political independence; race is the principle of physical analogy.
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Diligence is the mother of good fortune.
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Plagiarists, at least, have the merit of preservation.
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Youth is a blunder; Manhood a struggle, Old Age a regret.
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Talk to a man about himself and he will listen for hours.
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A majority is always better than the best repartee.
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There is no act of treachery or meanness of which a political party is not capable; for in politics there is no honour.
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Upon the education of the people of this country the fate of this country depends.
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What we anticipate seldom occurs: but what we least expect generally happens.
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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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