Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is to know when to forego an advantage.
BENJAMIN DISRAELINext to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is to know when to forego an advantage.
BENJAMIN DISRAELILet the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears not, gives advantage to the danger.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIYouth is a blunder; Manhood a struggle, Old Age a regret.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIMy idea of an agreeable person is a person who agrees with me.
BENJAMIN DISRAELILittle things affect little minds.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIWhen a man fell into his anecdotage it was a sign for him to retire from the world.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIThe 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.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIBeware of endeavoring to become a great man in a hurry. One such attempt in ten thousand may succeed. These are fearful odds.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIThe greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIA man may speak very well in the House of Commons, and fail very completely in the House of Lords.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIColonies do not cease to be colonies because they are independent.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIPlagiarists, at least, have the merit of preservation.
BENJAMIN DISRAELII am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIA precedent embalms a principle.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIWe moralize among ruins.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIChange is inevitable. Change is constant.
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