Books are the curse of the human race

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

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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;...

There are three types of lies; lies, damn lies, and statistics.

There are three types of lies; lies, damn lies, and statistics.

We cannot learn men from books.

We cannot learn men from books.

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.

Nurture your mind with great thoughts; to believe in the heroic makes heroes

Nurture your mind with great thoughts; to believe in the heroic makes heroes

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.

Justice is truth in action

Justice is truth in action

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...

If a man be gloomy let him keep to himself. No one has the right...

If a man be gloomy let him keep to himself. No one has the right...

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 disappointment of manhood succeeds the delusion of youth.

The disappointment of manhood succeeds the delusion of youth.

Never complain and never explain.

Never complain and never explain.

Where knowledge ends, religion begins

Where knowledge ends, religion begins

We are all born for love. It is the principle of existence, and its only...

We are all born for love. It is the principle of existence, and its only...

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

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

To be conscious that you are ignorant of the facts is a great step to...

To be conscious that you are ignorant of the facts is a great step to...

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

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

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

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

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

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

There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.

There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.