A great city, whose image dwells in the memory of man, is the type of some great idea. Rome represents conquest;
BENJAMIN DISRAELIWithout tact you can learn nothing.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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In politics nothing is contemptible.
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Grief is the agony of an instant; the indulgence of grief the blunder of a life.
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Assassination has never changed the history of the world.
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Nine-tenths of the existing books are nonsense and the clever books are the refutation of that nonsense.
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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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Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.
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Damn your principles! Stick to your party.
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The pursuit of science leads only to the insoluble.
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War is never a solution; it is an aggravation.
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A man may speak very well in the House of Commons, and fail very completely in the House of Lords.
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Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.
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As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information.
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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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In a progressive country change is constant; change is inevitable.
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Travel teaches toleration.
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