Books are fatal: they are the curse of the human race. Nine-tenths of existing books are nonsense, and the clever books are the refutation of that nonsense. The greatest misfortune that ever befell man was the invention of printing.

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

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London is a modern Babylon.

London is a modern Babylon.

Real politics are the possession and distribution of power.

Real politics are the possession and distribution of power.

The right honourable gentleman is reminiscent of a poker. The only difference is that a...

The right honourable gentleman is reminiscent of a poker. The only difference is that a...

Success is the child of audacity.

Success is the child of audacity.

When little is done, little is said; silence is the mother of truth.

When little is done, little is said; silence is the mother of truth.

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...

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.

Damn your principles! Stick to your party.

Damn your principles! Stick to your party.

Mediocrity can talk, but it is for genius to observe.

Mediocrity can talk, but it is for genius to observe.

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 very phrase 'foreign affairs' makes an Englishman convinced that I am about to treat...

The very phrase 'foreign affairs' makes an Englishman convinced that I am about to treat...

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.

The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches...

The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches...

He is a self-made man, very much in love with his creator.

He is a self-made man, very much in love with his creator.

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

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

What is earnest is not always true; on the contrary, error is often more earnest...

What is earnest is not always true; on the contrary, error is often more earnest...

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...

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...

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.

Nature, like man, sometimes weeps from gladness.

Nature, like man, sometimes weeps from gladness.