The world is governed by very different personages from what is imagined by those who are not behind the scenes.
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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Grief is the agony of an instant; the indulgence of grief the blunder of a life.
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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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Justice is truth in action.
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Travel teaches toleration.
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There is moderation even in excess.
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Every man has a right to be conceited until he is successful.
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Never complain and never explain.
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There is no education like adversity.
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As for our majority… one is enough.
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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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A consistent soul believes in destiny, a capricious one in chance.
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My objection to Liberalism is this that it is the introduction into the practical business of life of the highest kind namely, politics of philosophical ideas instead of political principles.
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Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard.
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How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct.
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The secret of success is to be ready when your opportunity comes.
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