Man is made to adore and to obey: but if you will not command him, if you give him nothing to worship, he will fashion his own divinities, and find a chieftain in his own passions.

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

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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...

Whenever is found what is called a paternal government, there is found state education. It...

Whenever is found what is called a paternal government, there is found state education. It...

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...

Diligence is the mother of good fortune.

Diligence is the mother of good fortune.

Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard

Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard

Talk to a man about himself and he will listen for hours.

Talk to a man about himself and he will listen for hours.

There is no greater index of character so sure as the voice.

There is no greater index of character so sure as the voice.

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...

Fear makes us feel our humanity.

Fear makes us feel our humanity.

We cannot learn men from books.

We cannot learn men from books.

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

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

Were it not for music, we might in these days say, the beautiful is dead.

Were it not for music, we might in these days say, the beautiful is dead.

Adventures are to the adventurous.

Adventures are to the adventurous.

Ignorance never settle a question.

Ignorance never settle a question.

Man is not the creature of circumstances, circumstances are the creatures of men. We are...

Man is not the creature of circumstances, circumstances are the creatures of men. We are...

You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men.

You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men.

Fame and power are the objects of all men. Even their partial fruition is gained...

Fame and power are the objects of all men. Even their partial fruition is gained...

The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians.

The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians.

You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men.

You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men.

The pursuit of science leads only to the insoluble.

The pursuit of science leads only to the insoluble.