Be amusing: never tell unkind stories; above all, never tell long ones.

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

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London is a modern Babylon.

London is a modern Babylon.

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

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

Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.

Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.

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...

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.

The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his...

The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his...

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.

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

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

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...

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.

There is no gambling like politics.

There is no gambling like politics.

Were it not for music, we might in these days say, the beautiful is dead.

Were it not for music, we might in these days say, the beautiful is dead.

Judaism is not complete without Christianity and without Judaism, Christianity would not exist

Judaism is not complete without Christianity and without Judaism, Christianity would not exist

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.

Diligence is the mother of good fortune.

Diligence is the mother of good fortune.

There is moderation even in excess.

There is moderation even in excess.

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;...

I have brought myself, by long meditation, to the conviction that a human being with...

I have brought myself, by long meditation, to the conviction that a human being with...

Where knowledge ends, religion begins

Where knowledge ends, religion begins

Something unpleasant is coming when men are anxious to tell the truth.

Something unpleasant is coming when men are anxious to tell the truth.