Increased means and increased leisure are the two civilizers of man

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

Topics: Benjamin Disraeli Quotes

Conservatism discards Prescription, shrinks from Principle, disavows Progress; having rejected all respect for antiquity, it...

Conservatism discards Prescription, shrinks from Principle, disavows Progress; having rejected all respect for antiquity, it...

The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages, may be preserved through...

The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages, may be preserved through...

Judaism is not complete without Christianity and without Judaism, Christianity would not exist

Judaism is not complete without Christianity and without Judaism, Christianity would not exist

Life is too short to be little.

Life is too short to be little.

Books are the curse of the human race

Books are the curse of the human race

Fear makes us feel our humanity.

Fear makes us feel our humanity.

Youth is the trustee of prosperity.

Youth is the trustee of prosperity.

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...

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.

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.

There is no gambling like politics.

There is no gambling like politics.

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...

The view of Jerusalem is the history of the world; it is more, it is...

The view of Jerusalem is the history of the world; it is more, it is...

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

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

There is moderation even in excess.

There is moderation even in excess.

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.

We cannot learn men from books.

We cannot learn men from books.

Success is the child of audacity.

Success is the child of audacity.

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.

One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his...

One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his...