What is earnest is not always true; on the contrary, error is often more earnest than truth.
BENJAMIN DISRAELINobody is forgotten when it is convenient to remember him.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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The secret of success is to be ready when your opportunity comes.
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A great city, whose image dwells in the memory of man, is the type of some great idea. Rome represents conquest;
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The pursuit of science leads only to the insoluble.
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Moderation is the center wherein all philosophies, both human and divine, meet.
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William Gladstone has not a single redeeming defect.
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The palace is not safe when the cottage is not happy.
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Everyone likes flattery; and when you come to Royalty you should lay it on with a trowel.
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There can be economy only where there is efficiency.
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The choicest pleasures of life lie within the ring of moderation.
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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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Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is to know when to forego an advantage.
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The fool wonders, the wise man asks.
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Diligence is the mother of good fortune.
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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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We should never lose an occasion. Opportunity is more powerful even than conquerors and prophets.
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