You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIFaith hovers over the towers of Jerusalem; and Athens embodies the pre-eminent quality of the antique world, Art.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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Change is inevitable. Change is constant.
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There is moderation even in excess.
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Almost everything that is great has been done by youth.
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A precedent embalms a principle.
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The health of the people is really the foundation upon which all their happiness and all their powers as a state depend.
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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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A University should be a place of light, of liberty, and of learning.
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There is no gambling like politics.
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What we anticipate seldom occurs: but what we least expect generally happens.
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The right honourable gentleman caught the Whigs bathing, and walked away with their clothes.
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In a progressive country change is constant; change is inevitable.
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No man is regular in his attendance at the House of Commons until he is married.
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The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own.
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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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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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