The art of quotation requires more delicacy in the practice than those conceived who could see nothing more in a quotation than an extract

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

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If you're not very clever you should be conciliatory.

If you're not very clever you should be conciliatory.

Man is made to adore and to obey: but if you will not command him,...

Man is made to adore and to obey: but if you will not command him,...

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.

Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time

Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time

How very seldom do you encounter in the world a man of great abilities, acquirements,...

How very seldom do you encounter in the world a man of great abilities, acquirements,...

Man is truly great when he can act from his passions

Man is truly great when he can act from his passions

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.

War is never a solution; it is an aggravation.

War is never a solution; it is an aggravation.

For life in general, there is but one decree; youth is a blunder, manhood a...

For life in general, there is but one decree; youth is a blunder, manhood a...

The devil is the author of confusion

The devil is the author of confusion

Nature, like man, sometimes weeps from gladness.

Nature, like man, sometimes weeps from gladness.

For life in general, there is but one decree; youth is a blunder, manhood a...

For life in general, there is but one decree; youth is a blunder, manhood a...

A man may speak very well in the House of Commons, and fail very completely...

A man may speak very well in the House of Commons, and fail very completely...

Justice is truth in action.

Justice is truth in action.

The health of the people is really the foundation upon which all their happiness and...

The health of the people is really the foundation upon which all their happiness and...

Fame and power are the objects of all men. Even their partial fruition is gained...

Fame and power are the objects of all men. Even their partial fruition is gained...

Life is too short to be small.

Life is too short to be small.

Everyone likes flattery, and when you come to Royalty, you should lay it on with...

Everyone likes flattery, and when you come to Royalty, you should lay it on with...

A woman's flattery may inflate a man's head a little; but her criticism goes straight...

A woman's flattery may inflate a man's head a little; but her criticism goes straight...

The battery of flattery received and enjoyed as lottery by a man from the coterie...

The battery of flattery received and enjoyed as lottery by a man from the coterie...