Plagiarists, at least, have the merit of preservation.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIThe right honourable gentleman caught the Whigs bathing, and walked away with their clothes.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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Frank and explicit – that is the right line to take when you wish to conceal your own mind and confuse the minds of others.
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Without tact you can learn nothing.
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A majority is always better than the best repartee.
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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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London is a roost for every bird.
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Almost everything that is great has been done by youth.
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The secret of success is to be ready when your opportunity comes.
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I repeat… that all power is a trust; that we are accountable for its exercise; that from the people and for the people all springs, and all must exist.
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There can be economy only where there is efficiency.
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Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.
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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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Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars 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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The secret of success is constancy to purpose.
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The choicest pleasures of life lie within the ring of moderation.
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Diligence is the mother of good fortune.
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Never take anything for granted.
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War is never a solution; it is an aggravation.
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We are all born for love. It is the principle of existence, and its only end.
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Damn your principles! Stick to your party.
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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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The palace is not safe when the cottage is not happy.
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You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men.
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As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information.
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How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct.
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Youth is a blunder; Manhood a struggle, Old Age a regret.
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