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.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIMan 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.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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Where knowledge ends, religion begins.
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You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men.
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There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.
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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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There can be economy only where there is efficiency.
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Finality is not the language of politics.
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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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It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.
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Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.
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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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Never complain and never explain.
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Colonies do not cease to be colonies because they are independent.
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London is a roost for every bird.
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The governments of the present day have to deal not merely with other governments, with emperors, kings and ministers, but also with the secret societies which have everywhere their unscrupulous agents, and can at the last moment upset all the governments’ plans.
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The secret of success is constancy to purpose.
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