Man is not the creature of circumstances, circumstances are the creatures of men. We are free agents, and man is more powerful than matter.
BENJAMIN DISRAELILondon is a roost for every bird.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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My idea of an agreeable person is a person who agrees with me.
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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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The Youth of a Nation are the trustees of posterity.
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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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The world is governed by very different personages from what is imagined by those who are not behind the scenes.
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Never complain and never explain.
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When a man fell into his anecdotage it was a sign for him to retire from the world.
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Nature, like man, sometimes weeps from gladness.
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Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.
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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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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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Without publicity there can be no public support, and without public support every nation must decay.
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The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own.
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It destroys one’s nerves to be amiable every day to the same human being.
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Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.
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