It seems to me a barren thing this conservatism - an unhappy cross breed, the mule of politics that engenders nothing.

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

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

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

I must follow the people. Am I not their leader?

I must follow the people. Am I not their leader?

There is no education like adversity

There is no education like adversity

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...

The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches...

The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches...

Man is truly great when he can act from his passions

Man is truly great when he can act from his passions

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.

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

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

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...

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

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

As for our majority... one is enough.

As for our majority... one is enough.

'A sound Conservative government,' said Taper, musingly. 'I understand: Tory men and Whig measures.'

'A sound Conservative government,' said Taper, musingly. 'I understand: Tory men and Whig measures.'

The pursuit of science leads only to the insoluble.

The pursuit of science leads only to the insoluble.

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...

I have always thought that every woman should marry, and no man.

I have always thought that every woman should marry, and no man.

The devil is the author of confusion

The devil is the author of confusion

A University should be a place of light, of liberty, and of learning.

A University should be a place of light, of liberty, and of learning.

Genius, when young, is divine.

Genius, when young, is divine.

Adventures are to the adventurous.

Adventures are to the adventurous.

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.