Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

Topics: Life Quotes, Manners Quotes

Nature, like man, sometimes weeps from gladness.

Nature, like man, sometimes weeps from gladness.

Where knowledge ends, religion begins

Where knowledge ends, religion begins

Diligence is the mother of good fortune.

Diligence is the mother of good fortune.

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

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

When a man fell into his anecdotage it was a sign for him to retire...

When a man fell into his anecdotage it was a sign for him to retire...

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...

We should never lose an occasion. Opportunity is more powerful even than conquerors and prophets.

We should never lose an occasion. Opportunity is more powerful even than conquerors and prophets.

There is moderation even in excess.

There is moderation even in excess.

Something unpleasant is coming when men are anxious to tell the truth.

Something unpleasant is coming when men are anxious to tell the truth.

It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.

It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.

Genius, when young, is divine.

Genius, when young, is divine.

A precedent embalms a principle.

A precedent embalms a principle.

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;...

Plagiarists, at least, have the merit of preservation.

Plagiarists, at least, have the merit of preservation.

A majority is always better than the best repartee.

A majority is always better than the best repartee.

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...

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...

Silence is the mother of truth.

Silence is the mother of truth.

To silence another, first be silent yourself

To silence another, first be silent yourself

Silence (in court) may be equivalent to confession

Silence (in court) may be equivalent to confession

True strength lies in submission which permits one to dedicate his life, through devotion, to...

True strength lies in submission which permits one to dedicate his life, through devotion, to...