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

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

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

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

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...

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...

The secret to success is constancy to purpose.

The secret to success is constancy to purpose.

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...

The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians.

The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians.

Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius.

Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius.

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.

We cannot learn men from books.

We cannot learn men from books.

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...

We are all born for love. It is the principle of existence and its only...

We are all born for love. It is the principle of existence and its only...

Youth is the trustee of prosperity.

Youth is the trustee of prosperity.

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

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

O Music! Miraculous art! A blast of thy trumpet and millions rush forward to die;...

O Music! Miraculous art! A blast of thy trumpet and millions rush forward to die;...

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

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

Every production of genius must be the production of enthusiasm.

Every production of genius must be the production of enthusiasm.

No Government can be long secure without a formidable Opposition.

No Government can be long secure without a formidable Opposition.

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...

The work of an advertising agency is warmly and immediately human. It deals with human...

The work of an advertising agency is warmly and immediately human. It deals with human...

Advertisements are now so numerous that they are very negligently perused, and it is therefore...

Advertisements are now so numerous that they are very negligently perused, and it is therefore...

Publicity is the life of this culture - in so far as without publicity capitalism...

Publicity is the life of this culture - in so far as without publicity capitalism...

Whenever I feel weak, Ill remember those who make me strong. And whenever I start...

Whenever I feel weak, Ill remember those who make me strong. And whenever I start...