The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians.
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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War is never a solution; it is an aggravation.
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Never take anything for granted.
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The pursuit of science leads only to the insoluble.
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Justice is truth in action.
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He has left them in the full enjoyment of their liberal positions, and he is himself a strict conservative of their garments.
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Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.
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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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No man is regular in his attendance at the House of Commons until he is married.
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Beware of endeavoring to become a great man in a hurry. One such attempt in ten thousand may succeed. These are fearful odds.
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Nature, like man, sometimes weeps from gladness.
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It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.
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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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There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.
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The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations.
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Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.
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