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

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

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Assassination has never changed the history of the world

Assassination has never changed the history of the world

Despair is the conclusion of fools

Despair is the conclusion of fools

Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.

Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.

The secret of success is to be ready when your opportunity comes.

The secret of success is to be ready when your opportunity comes.

The Youth of a Nation are the trustees of posterity.

The Youth of a Nation are the trustees of posterity.

We are not creatures of circumstance; we are creators of circumstance.

We are not creatures of circumstance; we are creators of circumstance.

Youth is a blunder; manhood a struggle; old age a regret.

Youth is a blunder; manhood a struggle; old age a regret.

The disappointment of manhood succeeds the delusion of youth.

The disappointment of manhood succeeds the delusion of youth.

The more extensive a man's knowledge of what has been done, the greater will be...

The more extensive a man's knowledge of what has been done, the greater will be...

We are all born for love. It is the principle of existence and its only...

We are all born for love. It is the principle of existence and its only...

Man is made to adore and to obey: but if you will not command him,...

Man is made to adore and to obey: but if you will not command him,...

Without tact you can learn nothing.

Without tact you can learn nothing.

Sir, I say that justice is truth in action

Sir, I say that justice is truth in action

The choicest pleasures of life lie within the ring of moderation.

The choicest pleasures of life lie within the ring of moderation.

I never deny. I never contradict. I sometimes forget.

I never deny. I never contradict. I sometimes forget.

A conservative government is an organized hypocrisy

A conservative government is an organized hypocrisy

Nothing can resist the human will that will stake even its existence on its stated...

Nothing can resist the human will that will stake even its existence on its stated...

Ignorance never settle a question.

Ignorance never settle a question.

Man knows the Illusion of his Life and not the Absolute Truth, the man creates...

Man knows the Illusion of his Life and not the Absolute Truth, the man creates...

When I say I love Eastland, it sounds preposterous--a man who brutalizes people. But you...

When I say I love Eastland, it sounds preposterous--a man who brutalizes people. But *you*...

One forgives to the degree that one loves.

One forgives to the degree that one loves.