There is no waste of time in life like that of making explanations.
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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Never complain and never explain.
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My objection to Liberalism is this that it is the introduction into the practical business of life of the highest kind namely, politics of philosophical ideas instead of political principles.
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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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The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians.
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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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London is a roost for every bird.
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It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.
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Be amusing: never tell unkind stories; above all, never tell long ones.
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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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You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men.
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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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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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There is moderation even in excess.
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The secret of success is constancy to purpose.
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No Government can be long secure without a formidable Opposition.
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