Without publicity there can be no public support, and without public support every nation must decay.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIWithout publicity there can be no public support, and without public support every nation must decay.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIFaith hovers over the towers of Jerusalem; and Athens embodies the pre-eminent quality of the antique world, Art.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIThe fool wonders, the wise man asks.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIThe world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIEvery production of genius must be the production of enthusiasm.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIA great city, whose image dwells in the memory of man, is the type of some great idea. Rome represents conquest;
BENJAMIN DISRAELIThe choicest pleasures of life lie within the ring of moderation.
BENJAMIN DISRAELISilence is the mother of truth.
BENJAMIN DISRAELINine-tenths of the existing books are nonsense and the clever books are the refutation of that nonsense.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIThe difference between a misfortune and a calamity is this: If Gladstone fell into the Thames, it would be a misfortune. But if someone dragged him out again, that would be a calamity.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIWhen a man fell into his anecdotage it was a sign for him to retire from the world.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIA majority is always better than the best repartee.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIThe 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.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIMan is only great when he acts from passion.
BENJAMIN DISRAELINext to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is to know when to forego an advantage.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIAction may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.
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