Something unpleasant is coming when men are anxious to tell the truth.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIRead no history: nothing but biography, for that is life without theory.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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Never complain and never explain.
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War is never a solution; it is an aggravation.
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The best security for civilization is the dwelling, and upon properly appointed and becoming dwellings depends, more than anything else, the improvement of mankind.
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The choicest pleasures of life lie within the ring of moderation.
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Man is only great when he acts from passion.
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The secret of success is to be ready when your opportunity comes.
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Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.
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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.
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No Government can be long secure without a formidable Opposition.
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As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information.
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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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Power has only one duty – to secure the social welfare of the People.
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Let the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears not, gives advantage to the danger.
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The right honourable gentleman caught the Whigs bathing, and walked away with their clothes.
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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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