The view of Jerusalem is the history of the world; it is more, it is the history of earth and of heaven.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIThe more extensive a man’s knowledge of what has been done, the greater will be his power of knowing what to do.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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It destroys one’s nerves to be amiable every day to the same human being.
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Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning.
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Travel teaches toleration.
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Colonies do not cease to be colonies because they are independent.
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My idea of an agreeable person is a person who agrees with me.
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Talk to a man about himself and he will listen for hours.
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Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen.
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Be amusing: never tell unkind stories; above all, never tell long ones.
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Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius.
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Grief is the agony of an instant; the indulgence of grief the blunder of a life.
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Mediocrity can talk, but it is for genius to observe.
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A majority is always better than the best repartee.
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We are all born for love. It is the principle of existence, and its only end.
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Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is to know when to forego an advantage.
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The best security for civilization is the dwelling, and upon properly appointed and becoming dwellings depends, more than anything else, the improvement of mankind.
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Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.
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Nature, like man, sometimes weeps from gladness.
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Upon the education of the people of this country the fate of this country depends.
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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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The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations.
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There is no gambling like politics.
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No Government can be long secure without a formidable Opposition.
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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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What we anticipate seldom occurs: but what we least expect generally happens.
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A man may speak very well in the House of Commons, and fail very completely in the House of Lords.
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The palace is not safe when the cottage is not happy.
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