Talk to a man about himself and he will listen for hours.
BENJAMIN DISRAELINo man is regular in his attendance at the House of Commons until he is married.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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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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There is no education like adversity.
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Frank and explicit – that is the right line to take when you wish to conceal your own mind and confuse the minds of others.
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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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Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.
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Silence is the mother of truth.
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Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard.
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Everyone likes flattery; and when you come to Royalty you should lay it on with a trowel.
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Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power.
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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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Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning.
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The choicest pleasures of life lie within the ring of moderation.
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No Government can be long secure without a formidable Opposition.
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The world is governed by very different personages from what is imagined by those who are not behind the scenes.
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The first magic of love is our ignorance that it can ever end.
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