Mediocrity can talk, but it is for genius to observe.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIYouth is a blunder; Manhood a struggle, Old Age a regret.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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To be conscious that you are ignorant of the facts is a great step to knowledge.
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The best security for civilization is the dwelling, and upon properly appointed and becoming dwellings depends, more than anything else, the improvement of mankind.
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No Government can be long secure without a formidable Opposition.
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Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.
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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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Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning.
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The palace is not safe when the cottage is not happy.
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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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The choicest pleasures of life lie within the ring of moderation.
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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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Change is inevitable. Change is constant.
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The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations.
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Plagiarists, at least, have the merit of preservation.
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Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.
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Moderation is the center wherein all philosophies, both human and divine, meet.
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