Experience is the child of thought, and thought is the child of action.

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

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Debt is a prolific mother of folly and of crime

Debt is a prolific mother of folly and of crime

My objection to Liberalism is this that it is the introduction into the practical business...

My objection to Liberalism is this that it is the introduction into the practical business...

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.

A majority is always better than the best repartee.

A majority is always better than the best repartee.

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...

Assassination has never changed the history of the world

Assassination has never changed the history of the world

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.

Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is...

Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is...

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...

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...

Moderation is the center wherein all philosophies, both human and divine, meet.

Moderation is the center wherein all philosophies, both human and divine, meet.

It seems to me a barren thing this conservatism - an unhappy cross breed, the...

It seems to me a barren thing this conservatism - an unhappy cross breed, the...

There are three types of lies; lies, damn lies, and statistics.

There are three types of lies; lies, damn lies, and statistics.

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

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

Where knowledge ends, religion begins.

Where knowledge ends, religion begins.

Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.

Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.

He is a self-made man, very much in love with his creator.

He is a self-made man, very much in love with his creator.

Upon the education of the people of this country the fate of this country depends.

Upon the education of the people of this country the fate of this country depends.

Much that passes for education is not education at all but ritual. The fact is...

Much that passes for education is not education at all but ritual. The fact is...

An educated man is one who knows a lot and says nothing about it.

An educated man is one who knows a lot and says nothing about it.