Man is made to adore and to obey: but if you will not command him, if you give him nothing to worship, he will fashion his own divinities, and find a chieftain in his own passions.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIThere are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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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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Justice is truth in action.
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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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The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians.
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Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning.
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What we anticipate seldom occurs: but what we least expect generally happens.
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Nature, like man, sometimes weeps from gladness.
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Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power.
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Travel teaches toleration.
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Be amusing: never tell unkind stories; above all, never tell long ones.
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Without tact you can learn nothing.
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Read no history: nothing but biography, for that is life without theory.
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Diligence is the mother of good fortune.
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Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.
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Power has only one duty – to secure the social welfare of the People.
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