In politics nothing is contemptible.
BENJAMIN DISRAELINext to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is to know when to forego an advantage.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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Travel teaches toleration.
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There is no education like adversity.
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Justice is truth in action.
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Grief is the agony of an instant; the indulgence of grief the blunder of a life.
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A consistent soul believes in destiny, a capricious one in chance.
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Nature, like man, sometimes weeps from gladness.
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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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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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A precedent embalms a principle.
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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 secret of success is to be ready when your opportunity comes.
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London is a roost for every bird.
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Diligence is the mother of good fortune.
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There is no waste of time in life like that of making explanations.
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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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