A man may speak very well in the House of Commons, and fail very completely in the House of Lords. There are two distinct styles requisite: I intend, in the course of my career, if I have time, to give…

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

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The practice of politics in the East may be defined by one word: dissimulation.

The practice of politics in the East may be defined by one word: dissimulation.

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,...

Fear makes us feel our humanity.

Fear makes us feel our humanity.

That fatal drollery called a representative government.

That fatal drollery called a representative government.

Be amusing: never tell unkind stories; above all, never tell long ones.

Be amusing: never tell unkind stories; above all, never tell long ones.

Life is too short to be small.

Life is too short to be small.

Despair is the conclusion of fools

Despair is the conclusion of fools

What we anticipate seldom occurs: but what we least expect generally happens.

What we anticipate seldom occurs: but what we least expect generally happens.

Where knowledge ends, religion begins.

Where knowledge ends, religion begins.

You will find as you grow older that courage is the rarest of all qualities...

You will find as you grow older that courage is the rarest of all qualities...

Man is only great when he acts from passion.

Man is only great when he acts from passion.

Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power.

Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power.

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...

As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has...

As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has...

Nationality is the miracle of political independence; race is the principle of physical analogy.

Nationality is the miracle of political independence; race is the principle of physical analogy.

We are not creatures of circumstance; we are creators of circumstance.

We are not creatures of circumstance; we are creators of circumstance.

Life is too short to be little. Man is never so manly as when he...

Life is too short to be little. Man is never so manly as when he...

The right honourable gentleman is reminiscent of a poker. The only difference is that a...

The right honourable gentleman is reminiscent of a poker. The only difference is that a...

To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of...

To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of...

Something that has always puzzled me all my life is why, when I am in...

Something that has always puzzled me all my life is why, when I am in...

She's got a great looking husband, a little boy and all the money in the...

She's got a great looking husband, a little boy and all the money in the...