Talk to a man about himself and he will listen for hours.

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

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Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard

Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard

Little things affect little minds.

Little things affect little minds.

Man is only great when he acts from passion.

Man is only great when he acts from passion.

That fatal drollery called a representative government.

That fatal drollery called a representative government.

There is moderation even in excess.

There is moderation even in excess.

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...

Life is too short to be little.

Life is too short to be little.

The right honourable gentleman caught the Whigs bathing, and walked away with their clothes. He...

The right honourable gentleman caught the Whigs bathing, and walked away with their clothes. He...

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

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

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...

Debt is a prolific mother of folly and of crime

Debt is a prolific mother of folly and of crime

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

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

Damn your principles! Stick to your party.

Damn your principles! Stick to your party.

Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions

Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions

It seems to me a barren thing this conservatism - an unhappy cross breed, the...

It seems to me a barren thing this conservatism - an unhappy cross breed, the...

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...

It is easier to be critical than correct.

It is easier to be critical than correct.

Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish a man's growth without destroying his...

Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish a man's growth without destroying his...

If you have no critics you'll likely have no success.

If you have no critics you'll likely have no success.

The more you love someone the more he wants from you and the less you...

The more you love someone the more he wants from you and the less you...