You will find as you grow older that courage is the rarest of all qualities to be found in public life.

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

Topics: Courage Quotes

But what minutes! Count them by sensation, and not by calendars, and each moment is...

But what minutes! Count them by sensation, and not by calendars, and each moment is...

I must follow the people. Am I not their leader?

I must follow the people. Am I not their leader?

Youth is the trustee of prosperity.

Youth is the trustee of prosperity.

We cannot learn men from books.

We cannot learn men from books.

To tax the community for the advantage of a class is not protection: it is...

To tax the community for the advantage of a class is not protection: it is...

Frank and explicit - that is the right line to take when you wish to...

Frank and explicit - that is the right line to take when you wish to...

Christianity is completed Judaism, or it is nothing

Christianity is completed Judaism, or it is nothing

No man is regular in his attendance at the House of Commons until he is...

No man is regular in his attendance at the House of Commons until he is...

Travel teaches toleration.

Travel teaches toleration.

The more extensive a man's knowledge of what has been done, the greater will be...

The more extensive a man's knowledge of what has been done, the greater will be...

Plagiarists, at least, have the merit of preservation.

Plagiarists, at least, have the merit of preservation.

Youth is a blunder; manhood a struggle; old age a regret.

Youth is a blunder; manhood a struggle; old age a regret.

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 governments of the present day have to deal not merely with other governments, with...

The governments of the present day have to deal not merely with other governments, with...

Upon the education of the people of this country the fate of this country depends.

Upon the education of the people of this country the fate of this country depends.

Every man has a right to be conceited until he is successful.

Every man has a right to be conceited until he is successful.

The disappointment of manhood succeeds the delusion of youth.

The disappointment of manhood succeeds the delusion of youth.

Perseverance and tact are the two great qualities most valuable for all men who would...

Perseverance and tact are the two great qualities most valuable for all men who would...

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

There are three secrets to managing. The first secret is have patience. The second is...

There are three secrets to managing. The first secret is have patience. The second is...

Without tact you can learn nothing.

Without tact you can learn nothing.