Beware of endeavoring to become a great man in a hurry. One such attempt in ten thousand may succeed. These are fearful odds.

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

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But what minutes! Count them by sensation, and not by calendars, and each moment is...

But what minutes! Count them by sensation, and not by calendars, and each moment is...

Where knowledge ends, religion begins.

Where knowledge ends, religion begins.

Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions

Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions

Talk to a man about himself and he will listen for hours.

Talk to a man about himself and he will listen for hours.

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.

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

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

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.

Man is not the creature of circumstances, circumstances are the creatures of men. We are...

Man is not the creature of circumstances, circumstances are the creatures of men. We are...

The more you are talked about the less powerful you are.

The more you are talked about the less powerful you are.

The disappointment of manhood succeeds the delusion of youth.

The disappointment of manhood succeeds the delusion of youth.

Nationality is the miracle of political independence; race is the principle of physical analogy.

Nationality is the miracle of political independence; race is the principle of physical analogy.

King Louis Philippe once said to me that he attributed the great success of the...

King Louis Philippe once said to me that he attributed the great success of the...

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.

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

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

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...

Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than...

Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than...

We live in an age when to be young and to be indifferent can be...

We live in an age when to be young and to be indifferent can be...

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...

No man is regular in his attendance at the House of Commons until he is...

No man is regular in his attendance at the House of Commons until he is...

We should never lose an occasion. Opportunity is more powerful even than conquerors and prophets.

We should never lose an occasion. Opportunity is more powerful even than conquerors and prophets.