'A sound Conservative government,' said Taper, musingly. 'I understand: Tory men and Whig measures.'

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

Topics: Government Quotes

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

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

I feel a very unusual sensation - if it's not indigestion, I think it must...

I feel a very unusual sensation - if it's not indigestion, I think it must...

Great countries are those that produce great people.

Great countries are those that produce great people.

Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.

Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.

There is moderation even in excess.

There is moderation even in excess.

We moralize among ruins.

We moralize among ruins.

The secret to success is constancy to purpose.

The secret to success is constancy to purpose.

War is never a solution; it is an aggravation.

War is never a solution; it is an aggravation.

It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.

It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.

Play is the beginning of knowledge.

Play is the beginning of knowledge.

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...

There is no waste of time in life like that of making explanations.

There is no waste of time in life like that of making explanations.

Sir, I say that justice is truth in action

Sir, I say that justice is truth in action

There is no education like adversity

There is no education like adversity

Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.

Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.

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

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

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.

There are three types of lies; lies, damn lies, and statistics.

There are three types of lies; lies, damn lies, and statistics.

Sometimes I lie awake at night, and ask, 'Where have I gone wrong?' Then a...

Sometimes I lie awake at night, and ask, 'Where have I gone wrong?' Then a...

I love luxury. And luxury lies not in richness and ornateness but in the absence...

I love luxury. And luxury lies not in richness and ornateness but in the absence...

Statistics are no substitute for judgment

Statistics are no substitute for judgment

Stand upright, speak thy thoughts, declare The truth thou hast, that all may share; Be...

Stand upright, speak thy thoughts, declare The truth thou hast, that all may share; Be...