The right honourable gentleman caught the Whigs bathing, and walked away with their clothes.
BENJAMIN DISRAELITaking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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There is no act of treachery or meanness of which a political party is not capable; for in politics there is no honour.
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Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.
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When a man fell into his anecdotage it was a sign for him to retire from the world.
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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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The secret of success is constancy to purpose.
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To be conscious that you are ignorant of the facts is a great step to knowledge.
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There is no education like adversity.
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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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A man may speak very well in the House of Commons, and fail very completely in the House of Lords.
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There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.
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We are all born for love. It is the principle of existence, and its only end.
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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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Almost everything that is great has been done by youth.
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Life is too short to be little. Man is never so manly as when he feels deeply, acts boldly, and expresses himself with frankness and with fervor.
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Never take anything for granted.
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