Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius.

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

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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.

Play is the beginning of knowledge.

Play is the beginning of knowledge.

Were it not for music, we might in these days say, the beautiful is dead.

Were it not for music, we might in these days say, the beautiful is dead.

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

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

Finality is not the language of politics.

Finality is not the language of politics.

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.

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...

Let the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears...

Let the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears...

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...

Ignorance never settle a question.

Ignorance never settle a question.

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

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

The greatest of all evils is a weak government

The greatest of all evils is a weak government

A conservative government is an organized hypocrisy.

A conservative government is an organized hypocrisy.

Without publicity there can be no public support, and without public support every nation must...

Without publicity there can be no public support, and without public support every nation must...

There is no education like adversity.

There is no education like adversity.

In a progressive country change is constant; change is inevitable.

In a progressive country change is constant; change is inevitable.

Fame and power are the objects of all men. Even their partial fruition is gained...

Fame and power are the objects of all men. Even their partial fruition is gained...

The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of...

The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of...

A leader leads by example, whether he intends to or not.

A leader leads by example, whether he intends to or not.

The example of the raft shows dharmas should be treated as provisional, as means to...

The example of the raft shows dharmas should be treated as provisional, as means to...

Heroism is the brilliant triumph of the soul over the flesh, that is to say...

Heroism is the brilliant triumph of the soul over the flesh, that is to say...