The most noble criticism is that in which the critic is not the antagonist so much as the rival of the author

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

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I must follow the people. Am I not their leader?

I must follow the people. Am I not their leader?

The health of the people is really the foundation upon which all their happiness and...

The health of the people is really the foundation upon which all their happiness and...

Things must be done by parties, not by persons using parties as tools.

Things must be done by parties, not by persons using parties as tools.

There is no education like adversity.

There is no education like adversity.

It is easier to be critical than correct.

It is easier to be critical than correct.

Genius, when young, is divine.

Genius, when young, is divine.

Conservatism discards Prescription, shrinks from Principle, disavows Progress; having rejected all respect for antiquity, it...

Conservatism discards Prescription, shrinks from Principle, disavows Progress; having rejected all respect for antiquity, it...

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...

Never take anything for granted.

Never take anything for granted.

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...

Were it not for music, we might in these days say, the beautiful is dead.

Were it not for music, we might in these days say, the beautiful is dead.

A conservative government is an organized hypocrisy.

A conservative government is an organized hypocrisy.

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...

Adventures are to the adventurous.

Adventures are to the adventurous.

Damn your principles! Stick to your party.

Damn your principles! Stick to your party.

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.

No enemy is so terrible as a man of genius.

No enemy is so terrible as a man of genius.

The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations.

The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations.

A child's hand in yours-what tenderness it arouses, what power it conjures. You are instantly...

A child's hand in yours-what tenderness it arouses, what power it conjures. You are instantly...

But what is liberty without wisdom, and without virtue? It is the greatest of all...

But what is liberty without wisdom, and without virtue? It is the greatest of all...