Plagiarists, at least, have the merit of preservation.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIWilliam Gladstone has not a single redeeming defect.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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Talk to a man about himself and he will listen for hours.
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A consistent soul believes in destiny, a capricious one in chance.
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There are two distinct styles requisite: I intend, in the course of my career, if I have time, to give a specimen of both.
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The governments of the present day have to deal not merely with other governments, with emperors, kings and ministers, but also with the secret societies which have everywhere their unscrupulous agents, and can at the last moment upset all the governments’ plans.
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We moralize among ruins.
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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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The choicest pleasures of life lie within the ring of moderation.
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What we anticipate seldom occurs: but what we least expect generally happens.
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Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.
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There can be economy only where there is efficiency.
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You will find as you grow older that courage is the rarest of all qualities to be found in public life.
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Be amusing: never tell unkind stories; above all, never tell long ones.
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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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Life is too short to be little. Man is never so manly as when he feels deeply, acts boldly, and expresses himself with frankness and with fervor.
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Never complain and never explain.
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