The practice of politics in the East may be defined by one word: dissimulation.

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

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Two nations between whom there is no intercourse and no sympathy; who are as ignorant...

Two nations between whom there is no intercourse and no sympathy; who are as ignorant...

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;...

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...

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

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

We live in an age when to be young and to be indifferent can be...

We live in an age when to be young and to be indifferent can be...

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...

One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his...

One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his...

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.

We are all born for love. It is the principle of existence and its only...

We are all born for love. It is the principle of existence and its only...

Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.

Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.

Change is inevitable. Change is constant.

Change is inevitable. Change is constant.

The best security for civilization is the dwelling, and upon properly appointed and becoming dwellings...

The best security for civilization is the dwelling, and upon properly appointed and becoming dwellings...

The more extensive a man's knowledge of what has been done, the greater will be...

The more extensive a man's knowledge of what has been done, the greater will be...

Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius.

Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius.

A majority is always better than the best repartee.

A majority is always better than the best repartee.

Justice is truth in action

Justice is truth in action

Silence is the mother of truth.

Silence is the mother of truth.

To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.

To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.

Silence is become his mother tongue.

Silence is become his mother tongue.

A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.

A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.