In politics nothing is contemptible.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIDamn your principles! Stick to your party.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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Almost everything that is great has been done by youth.
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To be conscious that you are ignorant of the facts is a great step to knowledge.
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No man is regular in his attendance at the House of Commons until he is married.
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The palace is not safe when the cottage is not happy.
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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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Faith hovers over the towers of Jerusalem; and Athens embodies the pre-eminent quality of the antique world, Art.
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Every production of genius must be the production of enthusiasm.
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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 Youth of a Nation are the trustees of posterity.
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Grief is the agony of an instant; the indulgence of grief the blunder of a life.
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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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Without tact you can learn nothing.
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Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.
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Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning.
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The more extensive a man’s knowledge of what has been done, the greater will be his power of knowing what to do.
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