The fool wonders, the wise man asks.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIA consistent soul believes in destiny, a capricious one in chance.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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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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Faith hovers over the towers of Jerusalem; and Athens embodies the pre-eminent quality of the antique world, Art.
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Without publicity there can be no public support, and without public support every nation must decay.
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London is a roost for every bird.
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A precedent embalms a principle.
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Man is not the creature of circumstances, circumstances are the creatures of men. We are free agents, and man is more powerful than matter.
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My idea of an agreeable person is a person who agrees with me.
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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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Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power.
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The view of Jerusalem is the history of the world; it is more, it is the history of earth and of heaven.
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Mediocrity can talk, but it is for genius to observe.
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Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.
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Justice is truth in action.
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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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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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