I have brought myself, by long meditation, to the conviction that a human being with a settled purpose must accomplish it, and that nothing can resist a will which will stake even existence upon its fulfillment.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIThere is no gambling like politics.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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Nobody is forgotten when it is convenient to remember him.
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Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius.
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Travel teaches toleration.
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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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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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The world is governed by very different personages from what is imagined by those who are not behind the scenes.
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No Government can be long secure without a formidable Opposition.
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Plagiarists, at least, have the merit of preservation.
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The right honourable gentleman caught the Whigs bathing, and walked away with their clothes.
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What is earnest is not always true; on the contrary, error is often more earnest than truth.
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In a progressive country change is constant; change is inevitable.
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Grief is the agony of an instant; the indulgence of grief the blunder of a life.
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Without tact you can learn nothing.
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No man is regular in his attendance at the House of Commons until he is married.
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Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is to know when to forego an advantage.
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