Man is only great when he acts from passion.

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

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London is a modern Babylon.

London is a modern Babylon.

Genius, when young, is divine.

Genius, when young, is divine.

There is no education like adversity.

There is no education like adversity.

It destroys one's nerves to be amiable every day to the same human being.

It destroys one's nerves to be amiable every day to the same human being.

Mediocrity can talk, but it is for genius to observe.

Mediocrity can talk, but it is for genius to observe.

Silence is the mother of truth.

Silence is the mother of truth.

Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.

Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.

We are all born for love... it is the principle existence and it's only end.

We are all born for love... it is the principle existence and it's only end.

Youth is a blunder; Manhood a struggle, Old Age a regret.

Youth is a blunder; Manhood a struggle, Old Age a regret.

O Music! Miraculous art! A blast of thy trumpet and millions rush forward to die;...

O Music! Miraculous art! A blast of thy trumpet and millions rush forward to die;...

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

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

The most noble criticism is that in which the critic is not the antagonist so...

The most noble criticism is that in which the critic is not the antagonist so...

The very phrase 'foreign affairs' makes an Englishman convinced that I am about to treat...

The very phrase 'foreign affairs' makes an Englishman convinced that I am about to treat...

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...

Every production of genius must be the production of enthusiasm.

Every production of genius must be the production of enthusiasm.

Sweet is the voice of a sister in the season of sorrow.

Sweet is the voice of a sister in the season of sorrow.

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...

In politics nothing is contemptible.

In politics nothing is contemptible.

Most of the brothers don't make the kind of scratch I do.

Most of the brothers don't make the kind of scratch I do.

It is the desire of the good people of the whole country that sectionalism as...

It is the desire of the good people of the whole country that sectionalism as...