Talk to a man about himself and he will listen for hours.
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.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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The governments of the present day have to deal not merely with other governments, with emperors, kings and ministers, but also with the secret societies which have everywhere their unscrupulous agents, and can at the last moment upset all the governments’ plans.
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There are two distinct styles requisite: I intend, in the course of my career, if I have time, to give a specimen of both.
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The first magic of love is our ignorance that it can ever end.
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Youth is a blunder; Manhood a struggle, Old Age a regret.
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Without publicity there can be no public support, and without public support every nation must decay.
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The Youth of a Nation are the trustees of posterity.
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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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Experience is the child of thought, and thought is the child of action.
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I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.
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Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.
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Travel teaches toleration.
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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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Every man has a right to be conceited until he is successful.
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The secret of success is constancy to purpose.
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A University should be a place of light, of liberty, and of learning.
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