Grief is the agony of an instant; the indulgence of grief the blunder of a life.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIYouth is a blunder; Manhood a struggle, Old Age a regret.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.
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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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What we anticipate seldom occurs: but what we least expect generally happens.
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Nine-tenths of the existing books are nonsense and the clever books are the refutation of that nonsense.
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Man is only great when he acts from passion.
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He has left them in the full enjoyment of their liberal positions, and he is himself a strict conservative of their garments.
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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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In politics nothing is contemptible.
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Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.
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The choicest pleasures of life lie within the ring of moderation.
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The governments of the present day have to deal not merely with other governments, with emperors, kings and ministers, but also with the secret societies which have everywhere their unscrupulous agents, and can at the last moment upset all the governments’ plans.
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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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A consistent soul believes in destiny, a capricious one in chance.
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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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The secret of success is constancy to purpose.
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