Mediocrity can talk; but it is for genius to observe

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

Topics: Genius Quotes, Mediocrity Quotes

Play is the beginning of knowledge.

Play is the beginning of knowledge.

Silence is the mother of truth.

Silence is the mother of truth.

I say that justice is truth in action.

I say that justice is truth in action.

Ignorance never settle a question.

Ignorance never settle a question.

Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.

Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.

There are three types of lies; lies, damn lies, and statistics.

There are three types of lies; lies, damn lies, and statistics.

What we anticipate seldom occurs: but what we least expect generally happens.

What we anticipate seldom occurs: but what we least expect generally happens.

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

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

The fool wonders, the wise man asks.

The fool wonders, the wise man asks.

The art of quotation requires more delicacy in the practice than those conceived who could...

The art of quotation requires more delicacy in the practice than those conceived who could...

Grief is the agony of an instant; the indulgence of grief the blunder of a...

Grief is the agony of an instant; the indulgence of grief the blunder of a...

London is a modern Babylon.

London is a modern Babylon.

The difference between a misfortune and a calamity is this: If Gladstone fell into the...

The difference between a misfortune and a calamity is this: If Gladstone fell into the...

Damn your principles! Stick to your party.

Damn your principles! Stick to your party.

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

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

Change is inevitable. Change is constant.

Change is inevitable. Change is constant.

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

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

Nature, like man, sometimes weeps from gladness.

Nature, like man, sometimes weeps from gladness.

Damn your principles! Stick to your party.

Damn your principles! Stick to your party.