Man is not the creature of circumstances, circumstances are the creatures of men. We are free agents, and man is more powerful than matter.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIMan is not the creature of circumstances, circumstances are the creatures of men. We are free agents, and man is more powerful than matter.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIPlagiarists, at least, have the merit of preservation.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIEveryone likes flattery; and when you come to Royalty you should lay it on with a trowel.
BENJAMIN DISRAELINext to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is to know when to forego an advantage.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIMediocrity can talk, but it is for genius to observe.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIWhat we anticipate seldom occurs: but what we least expect generally happens.
BENJAMIN DISRAELISuccess is the child of audacity.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIWithout publicity there can be no public support, and without public support every nation must decay.
BENJAMIN DISRAELINature, like man, sometimes weeps from gladness.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIWe moralize among ruins.
BENJAMIN DISRAELISeeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIDamn your principles! Stick to your party.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIThere are two distinct styles requisite: I intend, in the course of my career, if I have time, to give a specimen of both.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIAction may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIExperience is the child of thought, and thought is the child of action.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIFrank 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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