Nobody is forgotten when it is convenient to remember him.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIThe world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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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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Nine-tenths of the existing books are nonsense and the clever books are the refutation of that nonsense.
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You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men.
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Power has only one duty – to secure the social welfare of the People.
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My idea of an agreeable person is a person who agrees with me.
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Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning.
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Talk to a man about himself and he will listen for hours.
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When a man fell into his anecdotage it was a sign for him to retire from the world.
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Travel teaches toleration.
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Moderation is the center wherein all philosophies, both human and divine, meet.
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What we anticipate seldom occurs: but what we least expect generally happens.
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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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The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations.
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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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The governments of the present day have to deal not merely with other governments, with emperors, kings and ministers, but also with the secret societies which have everywhere their unscrupulous agents, and can at the last moment upset all the governments’ plans.
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