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.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIThere is no gambling like politics.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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We should never lose an occasion. Opportunity is more powerful even than conquerors and prophets.
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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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Plagiarists, at least, have the merit of preservation.
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The secret of success is to be ready when your opportunity comes.
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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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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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I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.
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There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.
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Colonies do not cease to be colonies because they are independent.
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Almost everything that is great has been done by youth.
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Fear makes us feel our humanity.
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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 more extensive a man’s knowledge of what has been done, the greater will be his power of knowing what to do.
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No man is regular in his attendance at the House of Commons until he is married.
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We are all born for love. It is the principle of existence, and its only end.
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