The fool wonders, the wise man asks.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIThe fool wonders, the wise man asks.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.
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There is moderation even in excess.
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The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations.
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Where knowledge ends, religion begins.
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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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Mediocrity can talk, but it is for genius to observe.
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The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians.
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Talk to a man about himself and he will listen for hours.
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The 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.
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I repeat… that all power is a trust; that we are accountable for its exercise; that from the people and for the people all springs, and all must exist.
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Damn your principles! Stick to your party.
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A great city, whose image dwells in the memory of man, is the type of some great idea. Rome represents conquest;
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In politics nothing is contemptible.
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Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.
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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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