Read no history: nothing but biography, for that is life without theory.
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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Something unpleasant is coming when men are anxious to tell the truth.
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As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information.
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Man is not the creature of circumstances, circumstances are the creatures of men. We are free agents, and man is more powerful than matter.
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There is no waste of time in life like that of making explanations.
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Never take anything for granted.
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Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.
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No man is regular in his attendance at the House of Commons until he is married.
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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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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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The fool wonders, the wise man asks.
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Colonies do not cease to be colonies because they are independent.
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Diligence is the mother of good fortune.
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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 palace is not safe when the cottage is not happy.
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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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