Damn your principles! Stick to your party.

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

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The secret to success is constancy to purpose.

The secret to success is constancy to purpose.

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...

William Gladstone has not a single redeeming defect.

William Gladstone has not a single redeeming defect.

Two nations between whom there is no intercourse and no sympathy; who are as ignorant...

Two nations between whom there is no intercourse and no sympathy; who are as ignorant...

I say that justice is truth in action.

I say that justice is truth in action.

Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.

Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.

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...

Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.

Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.

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...

Ignorance never settle a question.

Ignorance never settle a question.

Silence is the mother of truth.

Silence is the mother of truth.

Increased means and increased leisure are the two civilizers of man

Increased means and increased leisure are the two civilizers of man

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 practice of politics in the East may be defined by one word: dissimulation.

The practice of politics in the East may be defined by one word: dissimulation.

Great countries are those that produce great people.

Great countries are those that produce great people.

You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men.

You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men.

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

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

There is moderation even in excess.

There is moderation even in excess.

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

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

Moderation is the inseparable companion of wisdom, but with it genius has not even a...

Moderation is the inseparable companion of wisdom, but with it genius has not even a...