Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIWhen a man fell into his anecdotage it was a sign for him to retire from the world.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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London is a roost for every bird.
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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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Change is inevitable. Change is constant.
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To be conscious that you are ignorant of the facts is a great step to knowledge.
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The fool wonders, the wise man asks.
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Man is made to adore and to obey: but if you will not command him, if you give him nothing to worship, he will fashion his own divinities, and find a chieftain in his own passions.
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There is no gambling like politics.
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Without tact you can learn nothing.
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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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You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men.
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Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius.
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Be amusing: never tell unkind stories; above all, never tell long ones.
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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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The Youth of a Nation are the trustees of posterity.
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Every man has a right to be conceited until he is successful.
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