Talk to a man about himself and he will listen for hours.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIWhat is earnest is not always true; on the contrary, error is often more earnest than truth.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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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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Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius.
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There is no gambling like politics.
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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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Power has only one duty – to secure the social welfare of the People.
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The fool wonders, the wise man asks.
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Colonies do not cease to be colonies because they are independent.
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The pursuit of science leads only to the insoluble.
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War is never a solution; it is an aggravation.
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Fear makes us feel our humanity.
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Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.
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What we anticipate seldom occurs: but what we least expect generally happens.
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What is earnest is not always true; on the contrary, error is often more earnest than truth.
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Travel teaches toleration.
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There is moderation even in excess.
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The right honourable gentleman caught the Whigs bathing, and walked away with their clothes.
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There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.
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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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I have brought myself, by long meditation, to the conviction that a human being with a settled purpose must accomplish it, and that nothing can resist a will which will stake even existence upon its fulfillment.
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Let the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears not, gives advantage to the danger.
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The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians.
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Where knowledge ends, religion begins.
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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 palace is not safe when the cottage is not happy.
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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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Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen.
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