Debt is a prolific mother of folly and of crime

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

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Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions

Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions

We should never lose an occasion. Opportunity is more powerful even than conquerors and prophets.

We should never lose an occasion. Opportunity is more powerful even than conquerors and prophets.

To tax the community for the advantage of a class is not protection: it is...

To tax the community for the advantage of a class is not protection: it is...

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...

Plagiarists, at least, have the merit of preservation.

Plagiarists, at least, have the merit of preservation.

No enemy is so terrible as a man of genius.

No enemy is so terrible as a man of genius.

Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.

Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.

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

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...

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...

Books are the curse of the human race

Books are the curse of the human race

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 greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches...

The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches...

Youth is a blunder; manhood a struggle; old age a regret

Youth is a blunder; manhood a struggle; old age a regret

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.

Had it not been for you, I should have remained what I was when we...

Had it not been for you, I should have remained what I was when we...

A great city, whose image dwells in the memory of man, is the type of...

A great city, whose image dwells in the memory of man, is the type of...

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.

The first magic of love is our ignorance that it can ever end.

The first magic of love is our ignorance that it can ever end.

There can be economy only where there is efficiency.

There can be economy only where there is efficiency.