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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For life in general, there is but one decree; youth is a blunder, manhood a...

For life in general, there is but one decree; youth is a blunder, manhood a...

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...

Despair is the conclusion of fools.

Despair is the conclusion of fools.

Increased means and increased leisure are the two civilizers of man

Increased means and increased leisure are the two civilizers of man

War is never a solution; it is an aggravation.

War is never a solution; it is an aggravation.

Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.

Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.

The governments of the present day have to deal not merely with other governments, with...

The governments of the present day have to deal not merely with other governments, with...

The secret to success is constancy to purpose.

The secret to success is constancy to purpose.

Without tact you can learn nothing.

Without tact you can learn nothing.

The difference between a misfortune and a calamity is this: If Gladstone fell into the...

The difference between a misfortune and a calamity is this: If Gladstone fell into the...

No Government can be long secure without a formidable Opposition.

No Government can be long secure without a formidable Opposition.

A University should be a place of light, of liberty, and of learning.

A University should be a place of light, of liberty, and of learning.

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.

Experience is the child of Thought, and Thought is the child of Action. We cannot...

Experience is the child of Thought, and Thought is the child of Action. We cannot...

There is no index of character so sure as the voice.

There is no index of character so sure as the voice.

Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions

Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions

Assassination has never changed the history of the world

Assassination has never changed the history of the world

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...

The best security for civilization is the dwelling, and upon properly appointed and becoming dwellings...

The best security for civilization is the dwelling, and upon properly appointed and becoming dwellings...

We moralize among ruins.

We moralize among ruins.