Experience is the child of Thought, and Thought is the child of Action. We cannot learn men from books.

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

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How very seldom do you encounter in the world a man of great abilities, acquirements,...

How very seldom do you encounter in the world a man of great abilities, acquirements,...

Nine-tenths of the existing books are nonsense and the clever books are the refutation of...

Nine-tenths of the existing books are nonsense and the clever books are the refutation of...

We cannot learn men from books.

We cannot learn men from books.

The secret of success is constancy of purpose.

The secret of success is constancy of purpose.

Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions

Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions

There is no gambling like politics.

There is no gambling like politics.

Silence is the mother of truth.

Silence is the mother of truth.

Life is too short to be little.

Life is too short to be little.

Judaism is not complete without Christianity and without Judaism, Christianity would not exist

Judaism is not complete without Christianity and without Judaism, Christianity would not exist

There is no education like adversity

There is no education like adversity

There is no education like adversity.

There is no education like adversity.

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...

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

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

I have brought myself, by long meditation, to the conviction that a human being with...

I have brought myself, by long meditation, to the conviction that a human being with...

As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has...

As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has...

What we anticipate seldom occurs: but what we least expect generally happens.

What we anticipate seldom occurs: but what we least expect generally happens.

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

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

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.

Happiness isn't happiness unless there's a violin-playing goat.

Happiness isn't happiness unless there's a violin-playing goat.

This we can all bear witness to, living as we do plagued by unremitting anxiety...

This we can all bear witness to, living as we do plagued by unremitting anxiety...