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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The people of England are the most enthusiastic in the world.

The people of England are the most enthusiastic in the world.

Christianity is completed Judaism, or it is nothing

Christianity is completed Judaism, or it is nothing

The most noble criticism is that in which the critic is not the antagonist so...

The most noble criticism is that in which the critic is not the antagonist so...

The choicest pleasures of life lie within the ring of moderation.

The choicest pleasures of life lie within the ring of moderation.

Customs may not be as wise as laws, but they are always more popular

Customs may not be as wise as laws, but they are always more popular

It seems to me a barren thing this conservatism - an unhappy cross breed, the...

It seems to me a barren thing this conservatism - an unhappy cross breed, the...

Conservatism discards Prescription, shrinks from Principle, disavows Progress; having rejected all respect for antiquity, it...

Conservatism discards Prescription, shrinks from Principle, disavows Progress; having rejected all respect for antiquity, it...

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

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

Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard.

Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard.

The delight of opening a new pursuit, or a new course of reading, imparts the...

The delight of opening a new pursuit, or a new course of reading, imparts the...

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...

The secret of success is constancy of purpose.

The secret of success is constancy of purpose.

When a man fell into his anecdotage it was a sign for him to retire...

When a man fell into his anecdotage it was a sign for him to retire...

The art of quotation requires more delicacy in the practice than those conceived who could...

The art of quotation requires more delicacy in the practice than those conceived who could...

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.

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...

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...

After thirty, a body has a mind of its own.

After thirty, a body has a mind of its own.

I think age is a very high price to pay for maturity.

I think age is a very high price to pay for maturity.

Every age needs men who will redeem the time by living with a vision of...

Every age needs men who will redeem the time by living with a vision of...

I said to the wife, Guess what I heard in the pub? They reckon the...

I said to the wife, Guess what I heard in the pub? They reckon the...