Everyone likes flattery, and when you come to Royalty, you should lay it on with a thick trowel

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.

I feel a very unusual sensation - if it's not indigestion, I think it must...

I feel a very unusual sensation - if it's not indigestion, I think it must...

Ignorance never settle a question.

Ignorance never settle a question.

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

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

There is moderation even in excess.

There is moderation even in excess.

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.

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...

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.

Man is only great when he acts from passion.

Man is only great when he acts from passion.

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...

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...

An author who speaks about their own books is almost as bad as a mother...

An author who speaks about their own books is almost as bad as a mother...

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

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

Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard.

Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard.

What is earnest is not always true; on the contrary, error is often more earnest...

What is earnest is not always true; on the contrary, error is often more earnest...

Things must be done by parties, not by persons using parties as tools.

Things must be done by parties, not by persons using parties as tools.

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.

Genius, when young, is divine.

Genius, when young, is divine.

I say that justice is truth in action.

I say that justice is truth in action.

When a man fell into his anecdotage it was a sign for him to retire...

When a man fell into his anecdotage it was a sign for him to retire...