A consistent soul believes in destiny, a capricious one in chance.

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

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The first magic of love is our ignorance that it can ever end.

The first magic of love is our ignorance that it can ever end.

The right honourable gentleman caught the Whigs bathing, and walked away with their clothes. He...

The right honourable gentleman caught the Whigs bathing, and walked away with their clothes. He...

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.

Never complain and never explain.

Never complain and never explain.

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

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

Without publicity there can be no public support, and without public support every nation must...

Without publicity there can be no public support, and without public support every nation must...

Nurture your minds with great thoughts. To believe in the heroic makes heroes.

Nurture your minds with great thoughts. To believe in the heroic makes heroes.

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

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

We are all born for love... it is the principle existence and it's only end.

We are all born for love... it is the principle existence and it's only end.

To supervise people, you must either surpass them in their accomplishments or despise them.

To supervise people, you must either surpass them in their accomplishments or despise them.

An author who speaks about his own books is almost as bad as a mother...

An author who speaks about his own books is almost as bad as a mother...

The secret of success is to be ready when your opportunity comes.

The secret of success is to be ready when your opportunity comes.

One of the hardest things in this world is to admit you are wrong. And...

One of the hardest things in this world is to admit you are wrong. And...

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.

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...

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

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

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...

Conservatism discards Prescription, shrinks from Principle, disavows Progress; having rejected all respect for antiquity, it...

Conservatism discards Prescription, shrinks from Principle, disavows Progress; having rejected all respect for antiquity, it...

When you want to help people, you tell them the truth. When you want to...

When you want to help people, you tell them the truth. When you want to...

What is conservatism? Is it not adherence to the old and tried, against the new...

What is conservatism? Is it not adherence to the old and tried, against the new...