Upon the education of the people of this country the fate of this country depends.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIThe wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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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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Something unpleasant is coming when men are anxious to tell the truth.
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Without tact you can learn nothing.
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A majority is always better than the best repartee.
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A consistent soul believes in destiny, a capricious one in chance.
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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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Things must be done by parties, not by persons using parties as tools.
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A man may speak very well in the House of Commons, and fail very completely in the House of Lords.
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Man is not the creature of circumstances, circumstances are the creatures of men. We are free agents, and man is more powerful than matter.
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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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Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power.
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Silence is the mother of truth.
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There is no education like adversity.
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No Government can be long secure without a formidable Opposition.
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The secret of success is to be ready when your opportunity comes.
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