The Duke of Wellington brought to the post of first minister immortal fame, -a quality of success which would almost seem to include all others.

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

Topics: Fame Quotes, Success Quotes

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.

Success is the child of audacity.

Success is the child of audacity.

Justice is truth in action

Justice is truth in action

You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men.

You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men.

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

Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius.

Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius.

For life in general, there is but one decree; youth is a blunder, manhood a...

For life in general, there is but one decree; youth is a blunder, manhood a...

There is no act of treachery or meanness of which a political party is not...

There is no act of treachery or meanness of which a political party is not...

A University should be a place of light, of liberty, and of learning.

A University should be a place of light, of liberty, and of learning.

You will find as you grow older that courage is the rarest of all qualities...

You will find as you grow older that courage is the rarest of all qualities...

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...

It is easier to be critical than correct.

It is easier to be critical than correct.

No Government can be long secure without a formidable Opposition.

No Government can be long secure without a formidable Opposition.

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;...

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...

Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than...

Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than...

To supervise people, you must either surpass them in their accomplishments or despise them.

To supervise people, you must either surpass them in their accomplishments or despise them.

The most noble criticism is that in which the critic is not the antagonist so...

The most noble criticism is that in which the critic is not the antagonist so...

Creationist critics often charge that evolution cannot be tested, and therefore cannot be viewed as...

Creationist critics often charge that evolution cannot be tested, and therefore cannot be viewed as...

A critic is a bundle of biases held loosely together by a sense of taste.

A critic is a bundle of biases held loosely together by a sense of taste.