Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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.Benjamin Disraeli
Assassination has never changed the history of the world.Benjamin Disraeli
Great services are not canceled by one act or by one single error.Benjamin Disraeli
Sir, I say that justice is truth in action.Benjamin Disraeli
Mediocrity can talk but it is for genius to observe.Benjamin Disraeli
Knowledge must be gained by ourselves. Mankind may supply us with the facts but the results, even if they agree with previous ones, must be the work of our mind.Benjamin Disraeli
I feel a very unusual sensation - If it is not indigestion, I think it must be gratitude.Benjamin Disraeli
There is an art of reading, as well as an art of thinking, and an art of writing.Benjamin Disraeli
I never deny, I never contradict. I sometimes forget.Benjamin Disraeli
The difference of race is one of the reasons why I fear war may always exist; because race implies difference, difference implies superiority, and superiority leads to predominance.Benjamin Disraeli
As a general rule the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information.Benjamin Disraeli
It is knowledge that influences and equalizes the social condition of man; that gives to all, however different their political position, passions which are in common, and enjoyments which are universal.Benjamin Disraeli
The secret of success is constancy to purpose.Benjamin Disraeli
He is a self - Made man, very much in love with his creator.Benjamin Disraeli
What we anticipate seldom occurs; what we least expected generally happens.Benjamin Disraeli
Man is not the creature of circumstances, circumstances are the creatures of men. We are free agents, and man is more powerful than matter.Benjamin Disraeli
Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.Benjamin Disraeli
Success is the child of audacity.Benjamin Disraeli
When men are pure, laws are useless; when men are corrupt, laws are broken.Benjamin Disraeli
Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen.Benjamin Disraeli
Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius.Benjamin Disraeli
Cleanliness and order are not matters of instinct; they are matters of education, and like most great things, you must cultivate a taste for them.Benjamin Disraeli
The secret of success is constancy of purpose.Benjamin Disraeli
Grief is the agony of an instant, the indulgence of grief the blunder of a life.Benjamin Disraeli
As a rule, he or she who has the most information will have the greatest success in life.Benjamin Disraeli
A man can know nothing of mankind without knowing something of himself. Self - Knowledge is the property of that man whose passions have their full play, but who ponders over their results.Benjamin Disraeli
We make our fortunes and call them fate.Benjamin Disraeli
Never complain and never explain.Benjamin Disraeli
Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.Benjamin Disraeli
A man who loses his money, gains, at the least, experience, and sometimes, something better.Benjamin Disraeli
Bore: one who has the power of speech but not the capacity for conversation.Benjamin Disraeli
Individuals may form communities, but it is institutions alone that can create a nation.Benjamin Disraeli
Nurture your mind with great thoughts, For you will never go any higher that you think...Benjamin Disraeli
Man is a being born to believe. And if no church comes forward with its title - Deeds of truth to guide him, he will find altars and idols in his own heart and his own imagination.Benjamin Disraeli
Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is to know when to forego an advantage.Benjamin Disraeli
Whenever is found what is called a paternal government, there is found state education. It has been discovered that the best way to ensure implicit obedience is to commence tyranny in the nursery.Benjamin Disraeli
Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.Benjamin Disraeli
