Diligence is the mother of good fortune.

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

Topics: Diligence Quotes, Virtue Quotes

Never take anything for granted.

Never take anything for granted.

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...

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...

Books are the curse of the human race.

Books are the curse of the human race.

Nature, like man, sometimes weeps from gladness.

Nature, like man, sometimes weeps from gladness.

Characters do not change. Opinions alter, but characters are only developed.

Characters do not change. Opinions alter, but characters are only developed.

The most noble criticism is that in which the critic is not the antagonist so...

The most noble criticism is that in which the critic is not the antagonist so...

The health of the people is really the foundation upon which all their happiness and...

The health of the people is really the foundation upon which all their happiness and...

King Louis Philippe once said to me that he attributed the great success of the...

King Louis Philippe once said to me that he attributed the great success of the...

The services in wartime are fit only for desperadoes, but in peace are only fit...

The services in wartime are fit only for desperadoes, but in peace are only fit...

Frank and explicit - that is the right line to take when you wish to...

Frank and explicit - that is the right line to take when you wish to...

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.

Almost everything that is great has been done by youth.

Almost everything that is great has been done by youth.

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.

Despair is the conclusion of fools.

Despair is the conclusion of fools.

There is moderation even in excess.

There is moderation even in excess.

We are all born for love... it is the principle existence and it's only end.

We are all born for love... it is the principle existence and it's only end.

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

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

Youth is a blunder; Manhood a struggle, Old Age a regret.

Youth is a blunder; Manhood a struggle, Old Age a regret.

How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct.

How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct.