Teach us that wealth is not elegance, that profusion is not magnificence, that splendor is not beauty.

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

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Sir, I say that justice is truth in action

Sir, I say that justice is truth in action

Let the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears...

Let the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears...

Everyone likes flattery, and when you come to Royalty, you should lay it on with...

Everyone likes flattery, and when you come to Royalty, you should lay it on with...

Despair is the conclusion of fools

Despair is the conclusion of fools

When little is done, little is said; silence is the mother of truth.

When little is done, little is said; silence is the mother of truth.

There is moderation even in excess.

There is moderation even in excess.

Fear makes us feel our humanity.

Fear makes us feel our humanity.

The world is governed by very different personages from what is imagined by those who...

The world is governed by very different personages from what is imagined by those who...

Experience is the child of thought, and thought is the child of action.

Experience is the child of thought, and thought is the child of action.

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...

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...

A conservative government is an organized hypocrisy.

A conservative government is an organized hypocrisy.

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...

No enemy is so terrible as a man of genius.

No enemy is so terrible as a man of genius.

Frank and explicit - that is the right line to take when you wish to...

Frank and explicit - that is the right line to take when you wish to...

A great city, whose image dwells in the memory of man, is the type of...

A great city, whose image dwells in the memory of man, is the type of...

Finality is not the language of politics.

Finality is not the language of politics.

There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.

There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.

Great countries are those that produce great people.

Great countries are those that produce great people.

Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.

Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.