Talk to a man about himself and he will listen for hours.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIDamn your principles! Stick to your party.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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A precedent embalms a principle.
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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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In a progressive country change is constant; change is inevitable.
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Something unpleasant is coming when men are anxious to tell the truth.
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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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As for our majority… one is enough.
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There is moderation even in excess.
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The right honourable gentleman caught the Whigs bathing, and walked away with their clothes.
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The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians.
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Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen.
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The view of Jerusalem is the history of the world; it is more, it is the history of earth and of heaven.
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Things must be done by parties, not by persons using parties as tools.
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The palace is not safe when the cottage is not happy.
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Nationality is the miracle of political independence; race is the principle of physical analogy.
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To be conscious that you are ignorant of the facts is a great step to knowledge.
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