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.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIFear makes us feel our humanity.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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The pursuit of science leads only to the insoluble.
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The palace is not safe when the cottage is not happy.
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Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.
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Things must be done by parties, not by persons using parties as tools.
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The more extensive a man’s knowledge of what has been done, the greater will be his power of knowing what to do.
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Fear makes us feel our humanity.
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Every production of genius must be the production of enthusiasm.
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You will find as you grow older that courage is the rarest of all qualities to be found in public life.
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What is earnest is not always true; on the contrary, error is often more earnest than truth.
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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 is no education like adversity.
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My idea of an agreeable person is a person who agrees with me.
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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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The secret of success is to be ready when your opportunity comes.
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The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations.
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The Youth of a Nation are the trustees of posterity.
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Frank and explicit – that is the right line to take when you wish to conceal your own mind and confuse the minds of others.
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Something unpleasant is coming when men are anxious to tell the truth.
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Mediocrity can talk, but it is for genius to observe.
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Man is only great when he acts from passion.
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I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.
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There is no gambling like politics.
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The first magic of love is our ignorance that it can ever end.
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Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power.
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The choicest pleasures of life lie within the ring of moderation.
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Justice is truth in action.
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