Read no history: nothing but biography, for that is life without theory.
BENJAMIN DISRAELINever complain and never explain.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations.
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The right honourable gentleman caught the Whigs bathing, and walked away with their clothes.
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The Youth of a Nation are the trustees of posterity.
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Upon the education of the people of this country the fate of this country depends.
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To be conscious that you are ignorant of the facts is a great step to knowledge.
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One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.
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Diligence is the mother of good fortune.
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The difference between a misfortune and a calamity is this: If Gladstone fell into the Thames, it would be a misfortune. But if someone dragged him out again, that would be a calamity.
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How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct.
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Nine-tenths of the existing books are nonsense and the clever books are the refutation of that nonsense.
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A University should be a place of light, of liberty, and of learning.
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Grief is the agony of an instant; the indulgence of grief the blunder of a life.
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Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power.
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The secret of success is constancy to purpose.
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Little things affect little minds.
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