Man is made to adore and to obey: but if you will not command him, if you give him nothing to worship, he will fashion his own divinities, and find a chieftain in his own passions.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIEvery production of genius must be the production of enthusiasm.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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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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Something unpleasant is coming when men are anxious to tell the truth.
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Talk to a man about himself and he will listen for hours.
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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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The fool wonders, the wise man asks.
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The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians.
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The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations.
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The health of the people is really the foundation upon which all their happiness and all their powers as a state depend.
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I repeat… that all power is a trust; that we are accountable for its exercise; that from the people and for the people all springs, and all must exist.
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There is no act of treachery or meanness of which a political party is not capable; for in politics there is no honour.
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One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.
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There is no gambling like politics.
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Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.
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Be amusing: never tell unkind stories; above all, never tell long ones.
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In politics nothing is contemptible.
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