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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Beware of endeavoring to become a great man in a hurry. One such attempt in ten thousand may succeed. These are fearful odds.
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You will find as you grow older that courage is the rarest of all qualities to be found in public life.
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There are two distinct styles requisite: I intend, in the course of my career, if I have time, to give a specimen of both.
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Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.
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A majority is always better than the best repartee.
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Let the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears not, gives advantage to the danger.
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Talk to a man about himself and he will listen for hours.
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Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.
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The right honourable gentleman caught the Whigs bathing, and walked away with their clothes.
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Every production of genius must be the production of enthusiasm.
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There is no education like adversity.
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There can be economy only where there is efficiency.
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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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It destroys one’s nerves to be amiable every day to the same human being.
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Upon the education of the people of this country the fate of this country depends.
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