Perseverance and tact are the two great qualities most valuable for all men who would mount, but especially for those who have to step out of the crowd

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

Topics: Perseverance Quotes, Tact Quotes

To be conscious that you are ignorant of the facts is a great step to...

To be conscious that you are ignorant of the facts is a great step to...

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...

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.

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

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

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...

Without tact you can learn nothing.

Without tact you can learn nothing.

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...

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

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

Change is inevitable. Change is constant.

Change is inevitable. Change is constant.

The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages, may be preserved through...

The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages, may be preserved through...

A conservative government is an organized hypocrisy.

A conservative government is an organized hypocrisy.

Experience is the child of Thought, and Thought is the child of Action. We cannot...

Experience is the child of Thought, and Thought is the child of Action. We cannot...

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.

Without tact you can learn nothing.

Without tact you can learn nothing.

We live in an age when to be young and to be indifferent can be...

We live in an age when to be young and to be indifferent can be...

Nationality is the miracle of political independence; race is the principle of physical analogy.

Nationality is the miracle of political independence; race is the principle of physical analogy.

The difference between a misfortune and a calamity is this: If Gladstone fell into the...

The difference between a misfortune and a calamity is this: If Gladstone fell into the...

Fear makes us feel our humanity.

Fear makes us feel our humanity.

To tax the community for the advantage of a class is not protection: it is...

To tax the community for the advantage of a class is not protection: it is...

Beware of endeavoring to become a great man in a hurry. One such attempt in...

Beware of endeavoring to become a great man in a hurry. One such attempt in...