Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

Topics: Passion Quotes

We live in an age when to be young and to be indifferent can be...

We live in an age when to be young and to be indifferent can be...

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...

Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.

Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.

We make our own fortunes and we call them fate

We make our own fortunes and we call them fate

Nobody is forgotten when it is convenient to remember him.

Nobody is forgotten when it is convenient to remember him.

I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.

I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.

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.

Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning.

Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning.

My idea of an agreeable person is a person who agrees with me.

My idea of an agreeable person is a person who agrees with me.

Change is inevitable. Change is constant.

Change is inevitable. Change is constant.

The governments of the present day have to deal not merely with other governments, with...

The governments of the present day have to deal not merely with other governments, with...

When a man fell into his anecdotage it was a sign for him to retire...

When a man fell into his anecdotage it was a sign for him to retire...

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

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

He was distinguished for ignorance; for he had only one idea, and that was wrong

He was distinguished for ignorance; for he had only one idea, and that was wrong

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

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

The Youth of a Nation are the trustees of posterity.

The Youth of a Nation are the trustees of posterity.

Two nations between whom there is no intercourse and no sympathy; who are as ignorant...

Two nations between whom there is no intercourse and no sympathy; who are as ignorant...

That fatal drollery called a representative government.

That fatal drollery called a representative government.

Life is too short to be little. Man is never so manly as when he...

Life is too short to be little. Man is never so manly as when he...

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.