Life is too short to be little. Man is never so manly as when he feels deeply, acts boldly, and expresses himself with frankness and with fervor.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIUpon the education of the people of this country the fate of this country depends.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power.
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Beware of endeavoring to become a great man in a hurry. One such attempt in ten thousand may succeed. These are fearful odds.
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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.
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Grief is the agony of an instant; the indulgence of grief the blunder of a life.
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Mediocrity can talk, but it is for genius to observe.
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No man is regular in his attendance at the House of Commons until he is married.
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William Gladstone has not a single redeeming defect.
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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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I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.
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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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The right honourable gentleman caught the Whigs bathing, and walked away with their clothes.
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Finality is not the language of politics.
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Damn your principles! Stick to your party.
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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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Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.
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