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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I have brought myself, by long meditation, to the conviction that a human being with...

I have brought myself, by long meditation, to the conviction that a human being with...

Almost everything that is great has been done by youth.

Almost everything that is great has been done by youth.

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

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

If a man be gloomy let him keep to himself. No one has the right...

If a man be gloomy let him keep to himself. No one has the right...

Moderation is the center wherein all philosophies, both human and divine, meet.

Moderation is the center wherein all philosophies, both human and divine, meet.

There can be economy only where there is efficiency.

There can be economy only where there is efficiency.

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...

A consistent soul believes in destiny, a capricious one in chance.

A consistent soul believes in destiny, a capricious one in chance.

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...

Moderation has been called a virtue to limit the ambition of great men, and to...

Moderation has been called a virtue to limit the ambition of great men, and to...

Damn your principles! Stick to your party.

Damn your principles! Stick to your party.

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.

Where knowledge ends, religion begins.

Where knowledge ends, religion begins.

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

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

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.

Fear makes us feel our humanity.

Fear makes us feel our humanity.

Books are the curse of the human race

Books are the curse of the human race

Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions

Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions

What the public wants is the image of passion, not passion itself.

What the public wants is the image of passion, not passion itself.

Passion is the genesis of genius.

Passion is the genesis of genius.