Increased means and increased leisure are the two civilizers of man

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

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The right honourable gentleman caught the Whigs bathing, and walked away with their clothes. He...

The right honourable gentleman caught the Whigs bathing, and walked away with their clothes. He...

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

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

Sir, I say that justice is truth in action

Sir, I say that justice is truth in action

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 Youth of a Nation are the trustees of posterity.

The Youth of a Nation are the trustees of posterity.

There is no education like adversity.

There is no education like adversity.

We cannot learn men from books.

We cannot learn men from books.

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...

That fatal drollery called a representative government.

That fatal drollery called a representative government.

But what minutes! Count them by sensation, and not by calendars, and each moment is...

But what minutes! Count them by sensation, and not by calendars, and each moment is...

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...

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

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

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.

Plagiarists, at least, have the merit of preservation.

Plagiarists, at least, have the merit of preservation.

Damn your principles! Stick to your party.

Damn your principles! Stick to your party.

There is no act of treachery or meanness of which a political party is not...

There is no act of treachery or meanness of which a political party is not...

Without publicity there can be no public support, and without public support every nation must...

Without publicity there can be no public support, and without public support every nation must...

The services in wartime are fit only for desperadoes, but in peace are only fit...

The services in wartime are fit only for desperadoes, but in peace are only fit...

When lenity and cruelty play for a kingdom, the gentler gamester is the soonest winner.

When lenity and cruelty play for a kingdom, the gentler gamester is the soonest winner.

The three main extra-rational activities in modern life are religion, war, and love; all these...

The three main extra-rational activities in modern life are religion, war, and love; all these...