He has left them in the full enjoyment of their liberal positions, and he is himself a strict conservative of their garments.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIWe moralize among ruins.
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 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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There is no education like adversity.
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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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London is a roost for every bird.
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How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct.
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Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.
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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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Mediocrity can talk, but it is for genius to observe.
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Nobody is forgotten when it is convenient to remember him.
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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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Nature, like man, sometimes weeps from gladness.
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A consistent soul believes in destiny, a capricious one in chance.
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Success is the child of audacity.
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Man is only great when he acts from passion.
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