Without tact you can learn nothing.

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

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Man is truly great when he can act from his passions

Man is truly great when he can act from his passions

You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men.

You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men.

The world is governed by very different personages from what is imagined by those who...

The world is governed by very different personages from what is imagined by those who...

Had it not been for you, I should have remained what I was when we...

Had it not been for you, I should have remained what I was when we...

Sir, I say that justice is truth in action

Sir, I say that justice is truth in action

Damn your principles! Stick to your party.

Damn your principles! Stick to your party.

Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is...

Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is...

Adventures are to the adventurous.

Adventures are to the adventurous.

Mediocrity can talk; but it is for genius to observe

Mediocrity can talk; but it is for genius to observe

Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.

Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.

Genius, when young, is divine.

Genius, when young, is divine.

Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning.

Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning.

I never deny. I never contradict. I sometimes forget.

I never deny. I never contradict. I sometimes forget.

The palace is not safe when the cottage is not happy.

The palace is not safe when the cottage is not happy.

Life is too short to be small.

Life is too short to be small.

The most noble criticism is that in which the critic is not the antagonist so...

The most noble criticism is that in which the critic is not the antagonist so...

Grief is the agony of an instant. The indulgence of grief the blunder of a...

Grief is the agony of an instant. The indulgence of grief the blunder of a...

My idea of an agreeable person is a person who agrees with me.

My idea of an agreeable person is a person who agrees with me.

A boy's story is the best that is ever told.

A boy's story is the best that is ever told.

I have never been hurt by what I have not said.

I have never been hurt by what I have not said.

Mingle some brief folly with your wisdom.

Mingle some brief folly with your wisdom.