No enemy is so terrible as a man of genius.

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

Topics: Genius Quotes

If you're not very clever you should be conciliatory.

If you're not very clever you should be conciliatory.

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

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

Perseverance and tact are the two great qualities most valuable for all men who would...

Perseverance and tact are the two great qualities most valuable for all men who would...

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.

As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has...

As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has...

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.

Without publicity there can be no public support, and without public support every nation must...

Without publicity there can be no public support, and without public support every nation must...

You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men.

You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men.

In politics nothing is contemptible.

In politics nothing is contemptible.

Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.

Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.

Justice is truth in action.

Justice is truth in action.

Life is too short to be little.

Life is too short to be little.

The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches...

The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches...

Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions

Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions

A precedent embalms a principle.

A precedent embalms a principle.

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,...

The Duke of Wellington brought to the post of first minister immortal fame, -a quality...

The Duke of Wellington brought to the post of first minister immortal fame, -a quality...

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.

The services in wartime are fit only for desperadoes, but in peace are only fit...

The services in wartime are fit only for desperadoes, but in peace are only fit...

The palace is not safe when the cottage is not happy.

The palace is not safe when the cottage is not happy.