Fear makes us feel our humanity.

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

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Man is truly great when he can act from his passions

Man is truly great when he can act from his passions

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.

The very phrase 'foreign affairs' makes an Englishman convinced that I am about to treat...

The very phrase 'foreign affairs' makes an Englishman convinced that I am about to treat...

Power has only one duty - to secure the social welfare of the People.

Power has only one duty - to secure the social welfare of the People.

Where knowledge ends, religion begins.

Where knowledge ends, religion begins.

If a man be gloomy let him keep to himself. No one has the right...

If a man be gloomy let him keep to himself. No one has the right...

Read no history: nothing but biography, for that is life without theory.

Read no history: nothing but biography, for that is life without theory.

Sweet is the voice of a sister in the season of sorrow.

Sweet is the voice of a sister in the season of sorrow.

There can be economy only where there is efficiency.

There can be economy only where there is efficiency.

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

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

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...

The difference between a misfortune and a calamity is this: If Gladstone fell into the...

The difference between a misfortune and a calamity is this: If Gladstone fell into the...

The people of England are the most enthusiastic in the world.

The people of England are the most enthusiastic in the world.

We cannot learn men from books.

We cannot learn men from books.

Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power.

Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power.

I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.

I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.

William Gladstone has not a single redeeming defect.

William Gladstone has not a single redeeming defect.

The best security for civilization is the dwelling, and upon properly appointed and becoming dwellings...

The best security for civilization is the dwelling, and upon properly appointed and becoming dwellings...

Nature, like man, sometimes weeps from gladness.

Nature, like man, sometimes weeps from gladness.

Read no history: nothing but biography, for that is life without theory.

Read no history: nothing but biography, for that is life without theory.