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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Fear makes us feel our humanity.

Fear makes us feel our humanity.

Youth is the trustee of prosperity.

Youth is the trustee of prosperity.

The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations.

The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations.

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...

A great city, whose image dwells in the memory of man, is the type of...

A great city, whose image dwells in the memory of man, is the type of...

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.

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.

Everyone likes flattery; and when you come to Royalty you should lay it on with...

Everyone likes flattery; and when you come to Royalty you should lay it on with...

A majority is always better than the best repartee.

A majority is always better than the best repartee.

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

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

That fatal drollery called a representative government.

That fatal drollery called a representative government.

Without tact you can learn nothing.

Without tact you can learn nothing.

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...

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

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

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

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

Nationality is the miracle of political independence; race is the principle of physical analogy.

Nationality is the miracle of political independence; race is the principle of physical analogy.

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

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

An obedient wife commands her husband

An obedient wife commands her husband

No man succeeds without a good woman behind him. Wife or mother, if it is...

No man succeeds without a good woman behind him. Wife or mother, if it is...

American women expect to find in their husbands a perfection that English women only hope...

American women expect to find in their husbands a perfection that English women only hope...