Mediocrity can talk; but it is for genius to observe

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

Topics: Genius Quotes, Mediocrity Quotes

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

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

Experience is the child of thought, and thought is the child of action.

Experience is the child of thought, and thought is the child of action.

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...

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...

Man is only great when he acts from passion.

Man is only great when he acts from passion.

The right honourable gentleman is reminiscent of a poker. The only difference is that a...

The right honourable gentleman is reminiscent of a poker. The only difference is that a...

How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct.

How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct.

The delight of opening a new pursuit, or a new course of reading, imparts the...

The delight of opening a new pursuit, or a new course of reading, imparts the...

There is no act of treachery or meanness of which a political party is not...

There is no act of treachery or meanness of which a political party is not...

Despair is the conclusion of fools.

Despair is the conclusion of fools.

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

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

I repeat... that all power is a trust; that we are accountable for its exercise;...

I repeat... that all power is a trust; that we are accountable for its exercise;...

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.

King Louis Philippe once said to me that he attributed the great success of the...

King Louis Philippe once said to me that he attributed the great success of the...

The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of...

The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of...

Be amusing: never tell unkind stories; above all, never tell long ones.

Be amusing: never tell unkind stories; above all, never tell long ones.

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...

I feel a very unusual sensation - if it's not indigestion, I think it must...

I feel a very unusual sensation - if it's not indigestion, I think it must...

Ingratitude is treason to mankind

Ingratitude is treason to mankind

Gratitude is a fruit of great cultivation; you do not find it among gross people

Gratitude is a fruit of great cultivation; you do not find it among gross people