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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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...

Every production of genius must be the production of enthusiasm.

Every production of genius must be the production of enthusiasm.

The best security for civilization is the dwelling, and upon properly appointed and becoming dwellings...

The best security for civilization is the dwelling, and upon properly appointed and becoming dwellings...

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...

Youth is the trustee of prosperity.

Youth is the trustee of prosperity.

War is never a solution; it is an aggravation.

War is never a solution; it is an aggravation.

Increased means and increased leisure are the two civilizers of man

Increased means and increased leisure are the two civilizers of man

Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is...

Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is...

You will find as you grow older that courage is the rarest of all qualities...

You will find as you grow older that courage is the rarest of all qualities...

Books are fatal: they are the curse of the human race. Nine-tenths of existing books...

Books are fatal: they are the curse of the human race. Nine-tenths of existing books...

Nine-tenths of the existing books are nonsense and the clever books are the refutation of...

Nine-tenths of the existing books are nonsense and the clever books are the refutation of...

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...

Colonies do not cease to be colonies because they are independent.

Colonies do not cease to be colonies because they are independent.

Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius.

Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius.

One of the hardest things in this world is to admit you are wrong. And...

One of the hardest things in this world is to admit you are wrong. And...

My objection to Liberalism is this that it is the introduction into the practical business...

My objection to Liberalism is this that it is the introduction into the practical business...

No enemy is so terrible as a man of genius.

No enemy is so terrible as a man of genius.

The secret of success is constancy to purpose.

The secret of success is constancy to purpose.

Success means having the courage, the determination, and the will to become the person you...

Success means having the courage, the determination, and the will to become the person you...

Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life - think of it, dream...

Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life - think of it, dream...