You will find as you grow older that courage is the rarest of all qualities to be found in public life.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIWithout tact you can learn nothing.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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What is earnest is not always true; on the contrary, error is often more earnest than truth.
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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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You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men.
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Diligence is the mother of good fortune.
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Every man has a right to be conceited until he is successful.
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Finality is not the language of politics.
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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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I have brought myself, by long meditation, to the conviction that a human being with a settled purpose must accomplish it, and that nothing can resist a will which will stake even existence upon its fulfillment.
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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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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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A man may speak very well in the House of Commons, and fail very completely in the House of Lords.
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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.
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Never complain and never explain.
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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 moderation even in excess.
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