The disappointment of manhood succeeds the delusion of youth.

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

Topics: Delusion Quotes, Disappointment Quotes

The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians.

The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians.

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.

The view of Jerusalem is the history of the world; it is more, it is...

The view of Jerusalem is the history of the world; it is more, it is...

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...

Man is only great when he acts from passion.

Man is only great when he acts from passion.

Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard

Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard

O Music! Miraculous art! A blast of thy trumpet and millions rush forward to die;...

O Music! Miraculous art! A blast of thy trumpet and millions rush forward to die;...

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.

A majority is always better than the best repartee.

A majority is always better than the best repartee.

We are all born for love... it is the principle existence and it's only end.

We are all born for love... it is the principle existence and it's only end.

The devil is the author of confusion

The devil is the author of confusion

Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power.

Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power.

There is moderation even in excess.

There is moderation even in excess.

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

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

Assassination has never changed the history of the world.

Assassination has never changed the history of the world.

Travel teaches toleration.

Travel teaches toleration.

London is a modern Babylon.

London is a modern Babylon.

Nine-tenths of the existing books are nonsense and the clever books are the refutation of...

Nine-tenths of the existing books are nonsense and the clever books are the refutation of...

The pursuit of science leads only to the insoluble.

The pursuit of science leads only to the insoluble.