Nine-tenths of the existing books are nonsense and the clever books are the refutation of that nonsense.
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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My objection to Liberalism is this that it is the introduction into the practical business of life of the highest kind namely, politics of philosophical ideas instead of political principles.
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The view of Jerusalem is the history of the world; it is more, it is the history of earth and of heaven.
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Finality is not the language of politics.
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I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.
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Without publicity there can be no public support, and without public support every nation must decay.
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Grief is the agony of an instant; the indulgence of grief the blunder of a life.
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The fool wonders, the wise man asks.
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A majority is always better than the best repartee.
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The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations.
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Plagiarists, at least, have the merit of preservation.
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Power has only one duty – to secure the social welfare of the People.
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Where knowledge ends, religion begins.
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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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What is earnest is not always true; on the contrary, error is often more earnest than truth.
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Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.
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