Benjamin Disraeli Quotations
1804 - 1881
British Politician
A collection of famous inspirational quotes by Benjamin Disraeli
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Ignorance never settles a question.
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The wisdom of the wise, and the experience of ages,
may be preserved by quotation.
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A consistent soul believes in destiny, a capricious one in chance.
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A precedent embalms a principle.
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Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius.
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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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Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.
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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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Bore: one who has the power of speech but not the capacity for conversation.
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Nurture your mind with great thoughts; to believe in the heroic makes heroes.
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Diligence is the mother of good fortune.
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There is no education like adversity.
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A University should be a place of light, of liberty, and of learning.
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But what minutes! Count them by sensation, and not by calendars, and each moment is a day.
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Change is inevitable. Change is constant.
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Every production of genius must be the production of enthusiasm.
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Moderation has been called a virtue to limit the ambition of great men, and to console undistinguished people for their want of fortune and their lack of merit.
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The greatest good you can do for another is not just share your riches, but to reveal to him his own.
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Great countries are those that produce great people.
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Man is only great when he acts from passion.
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The secret of success is constancy to purpose.
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Characters do not change. Opinions alter, but characters are only developed.
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Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.
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Grief is the agony of an instant, the indulgence of grief the blunder of a life.
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How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct.
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We are all born for love. It is the principle of existence, and its only end.
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Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.
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Experience is the child of thought, and thought is the child of action.
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Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for truth.
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The best way to become acquainted with a subject is to write a book about it.
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Little things affect little minds.
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The fool wonders, the wise man asks.
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I must follow the people. Am I not their leader?
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Sweet is the voice of a sister in the season of sorrow.
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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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