My objection to Liberalism is this that it is the introduction into the practical business of life of the highest kind namely, politics of philosophical ideas instead of political principles.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIPlagiarists, at least, have the merit of preservation.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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Silence is the mother of truth.
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The view of Jerusalem is the history of the world; it is more, it is the history of earth and of heaven.
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The pursuit of science leads only to the insoluble.
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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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Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.
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Travel teaches toleration.
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As for our majority… one is enough.
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Damn your principles! Stick to your party.
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The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own.
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A great city, whose image dwells in the memory of man, is the type of some great idea. Rome represents conquest;
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Diligence is the mother of good fortune.
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Nurture your minds with great thoughts. To believe in the heroic makes heroes.
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The right honourable gentleman caught the Whigs bathing, and walked away with their clothes.
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Almost everything that is great has been done by youth.
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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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