He has left them in the full enjoyment of their liberal positions, and he is himself a strict conservative of their garments.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIGrief is the agony of an instant; the indulgence of grief the blunder of a life.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.
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To be conscious that you are ignorant of the facts is a great step to knowledge.
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The pursuit of science leads only to the insoluble.
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Change is inevitable. Change is constant.
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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.
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I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.
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It destroys one’s nerves to be amiable every day to the same human being.
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The 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.
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The fool wonders, the wise man asks.
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Nurture your minds with great thoughts. To believe in the heroic makes heroes.
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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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Nature, like man, sometimes weeps from gladness.
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War is never a solution; it is an aggravation.
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You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men.
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My idea of an agreeable person is a person who agrees with me.
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