Conservatism discards Prescription, shrinks from Principle, disavows Progress; having rejected all respect for antiquity, it offers no redress for the present, and makes no preparation for the future.

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

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One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his...

One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his...

Grief is the agony of an instant; the indulgence of grief the blunder of a...

Grief is the agony of an instant; the indulgence of grief the blunder of a...

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

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

Christianity is completed Judaism, or it is nothing

Christianity is completed Judaism, or it is nothing

Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard

Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard

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...

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.

Damn your principles! Stick to your party.

Damn your principles! Stick to your party.

Great countries are those that produce great people.

Great countries are those that produce great people.

The greatest of all evils is a weak government

The greatest of all evils is a weak government

The right honourable gentleman caught the Whigs bathing, and walked away with their clothes. He...

The right honourable gentleman caught the Whigs bathing, and walked away with their clothes. He...

The pursuit of science leads only to the insoluble.

The pursuit of science leads only to the insoluble.

Moderation has been called a virtue to limit the ambition of great men, and to...

Moderation has been called a virtue to limit the ambition of great men, and to...

'A sound Conservative government,' said Taper, musingly. 'I understand: Tory men and Whig measures.'

'A sound Conservative government,' said Taper, musingly. 'I understand: Tory men and Whig measures.'

If you're not very clever you should be conciliatory.

If you're not very clever you should be conciliatory.

Every man has a right to be conceited until he is successful.

Every man has a right to be conceited until he is successful.

Fear makes us feel our humanity.

Fear makes us feel our humanity.

Teach us that wealth is not elegance, that profusion is not magnificence, that splendor is...

Teach us that wealth is not elegance, that profusion is not magnificence, that splendor is...

The palace is not safe when the cottage is not happy.

The palace is not safe when the cottage is not happy.

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...