I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIRead no history: nothing but biography, for that is life without theory.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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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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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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Success is the child of audacity.
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The palace is not safe when the cottage is not happy.
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We are all born for love. It is the principle of existence, and its only end.
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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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Assassination has never changed the history of the world.
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Power has only one duty – to secure the social welfare of the People.
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Finality is not the language of politics.
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The world is governed by very different personages from what is imagined by those who are not behind the scenes.
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Plagiarists, at least, have the merit of preservation.
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The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians.
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The fool wonders, the wise man asks.
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It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.
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Without tact you can learn nothing.
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Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.
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To be conscious that you are ignorant of the facts is a great step to knowledge.
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Almost everything that is great has been done by youth.
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Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard.
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The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations.
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A consistent soul believes in destiny, a capricious one in chance.
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There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.
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A great city, whose image dwells in the memory of man, is the type of some great idea. Rome represents conquest;
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Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius.
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How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct.
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Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.
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