Let the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears not, gives advantage to the danger.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIThe health of the people is really the foundation upon which all their happiness and all their powers as a state depend.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.
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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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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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Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.
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It destroys one’s nerves to be amiable every day to the same human being.
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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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He has left them in the full enjoyment of their liberal positions, and he is himself a strict conservative of their garments.
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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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London is a roost for every bird.
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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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There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.
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You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men.
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A great city, whose image dwells in the memory of man, is the type of some great idea. Rome represents conquest;
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I repeat… that all power is a trust; that we are accountable for its exercise; that from the people and for the people all springs, and all must exist.
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I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.
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