What is earnest is not always true; on the contrary, error is often more earnest than truth.
BENJAMIN DISRAELILet the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears not, gives advantage to the danger.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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Man 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.
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Without tact you can learn nothing.
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Power has only one duty – to secure the social welfare of the People.
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It destroys one’s nerves to be amiable every day to the same human being.
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Moderation is the center wherein all philosophies, both human and divine, meet.
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To be conscious that you are ignorant of the facts is a great step to knowledge.
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The view of Jerusalem is the history of the world; it is more, it is the history of earth and of heaven.
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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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Everyone likes flattery; and when you come to Royalty you should lay it on with a trowel.
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Faith hovers over the towers of Jerusalem; and Athens embodies the pre-eminent quality of the antique world, Art.
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Youth is a blunder; Manhood a struggle, Old Age a regret.
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Damn your principles! Stick to your party.
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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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Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning.
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Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.
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