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

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

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Without tact you can learn nothing.

Without tact you can learn nothing.

Despair is the conclusion of fools.

Despair is the conclusion of fools.

My objection to Liberalism is this -- that it is the introduction into the practical...

My objection to Liberalism is this -- that it is the introduction into the practical...

The palace is not safe when the cottage is not happy.

The palace is not safe when the cottage is not happy.

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...

Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is...

Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is...

As for our majority... one is enough.

As for our majority... one is enough.

Plagiarists, at least, have the merit of preservation.

Plagiarists, at least, have the merit of preservation.

It is easier to be critical than correct.

It is easier to be critical than correct.

The Duke of Wellington brought to the post of first minister immortal fame, -a quality...

The Duke of Wellington brought to the post of first minister immortal fame, -a quality...

Genius, when young, is divine.

Genius, when young, is divine.

Moderation is the center wherein all philosophies, both human and divine, meet.

Moderation is the center wherein all philosophies, both human and divine, meet.

Nature, like man, sometimes weeps from gladness.

Nature, like man, sometimes weeps from gladness.

I repeat... that all power is a trust; that we are accountable for its exercise;...

I repeat... that all power is a trust; that we are accountable for its exercise;...

The services in wartime are fit only for desperadoes, but in peace are only fit...

The services in wartime are fit only for desperadoes, but in peace are only fit...

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

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

London is a roost for every bird.

London is a roost for every bird.

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...

A great city, whose image dwells in the memory of man, is the type of...

A great city, whose image dwells in the memory of man, is the type of...

Without tact you can learn nothing.

Without tact you can learn nothing.