Let the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears not, gives advantage to the danger.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIThe right honourable gentleman caught the Whigs bathing, and walked away with their clothes.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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In politics nothing is contemptible.
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Two nations between whom there is no intercourse and no sympathy; who are as ignorant of each other’s habits, thoughts, and feelings, as if they were dwellers in different zones, or inhabitants of different planets. The rich and the poor.
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Diligence is the mother of good fortune.
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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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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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Be amusing: never tell unkind stories; above all, never tell long ones.
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It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.
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A consistent soul believes in destiny, a capricious one in chance.
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Life is too short to be little. Man is never so manly as when he feels deeply, acts boldly, and expresses himself with frankness and with fervor.
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Mediocrity can talk, but it is for genius to observe.
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A precedent embalms a principle.
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There is no education like adversity.
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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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Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius.
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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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