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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We are all born for love... it is the principle existence and it's only end.

We are all born for love... it is the principle existence and it's only end.

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

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

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...

The view of Jerusalem is the history of the world; it is more, it is...

The view of Jerusalem is the history of the world; it is more, it is...

There can be economy only where there is efficiency.

There can be economy only where there is efficiency.

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...

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

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

Adventures are to the adventurous.

Adventures are to the adventurous.

Justice is truth in action

Justice is truth in action

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

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

Where knowledge ends, religion begins

Where knowledge ends, religion begins

I never deny. I never contradict. I sometimes forget.

I never deny. I never contradict. I sometimes forget.

Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius.

Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius.

Experience is the child of thought, and thought is the child of action.

Experience is the child of thought, and thought is the child of action.

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...

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.

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;...

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

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

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

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

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...