How very seldom do you encounter in the world a man of great abilities, acquirements, experience, who will unmask his mind, unbutton his brains, and pour forth in careless and picturesque phrase all the results of his studies and observation;…

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

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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.

We live in an age when to be young and to be indifferent can be...

We live in an age when to be young and to be indifferent can be...

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...

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

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

The secret of success is constancy of purpose.

The secret of success is constancy of purpose.

We are not creatures of circumstance; we are creators of circumstance.

We are not creatures of circumstance; we are creators of circumstance.

Books are fatal: they are the curse of the human race. Nine-tenths of existing books...

Books are fatal: they are the curse of the human race. Nine-tenths of existing books...

O Music! Miraculous art! A blast of thy trumpet and millions rush forward to die;...

O Music! Miraculous art! A blast of thy trumpet and millions rush forward to die;...

Adventures are to the adventurous.

Adventures are to the adventurous.

There is no waste of time in life like that of making explanations.

There is no waste of time in life like that of making explanations.

London is a roost for every bird.

London is a roost for every bird.

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

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

The Duke of Wellington brought to the post of first minister immortal fame, -a quality...

The Duke of Wellington brought to the post of first minister immortal fame, -a quality...

I say that justice is truth in action.

I say that justice is truth in action.

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...

Worry - a God, invisible but omnipotent. It steals the bloom from the cheek and...

Worry - a God, invisible but omnipotent. It steals the bloom from the cheek and...

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

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

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.

Nature, like man, sometimes weeps from gladness.

Nature, like man, sometimes weeps from gladness.

It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.

It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.