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

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

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Upon the education of the people of this country the fate of this country depends.

Upon the education of the people of this country the fate of this country depends.

My objection to Liberalism is this -- that it is the introduction into the practical...

My objection to Liberalism is this -- that it is the introduction into the practical...

Plagiarists, at least, have the merit of preservation.

Plagiarists, at least, have the merit of preservation.

Never complain and never explain.

Never complain and never explain.

Increased means and increased leisure are the two civilizers of man

Increased means and increased leisure are the two civilizers of man

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...

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...

What we anticipate seldom occurs, what we least expected generally happens.

What we anticipate seldom occurs, what we least expected generally happens.

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.

The world is wearied of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians

The world is wearied of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians

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...

The very phrase 'foreign affairs' makes an Englishman convinced that I am about to treat...

The very phrase 'foreign affairs' makes an Englishman convinced that I am about to treat...

Without tact you can learn nothing.

Without tact you can learn nothing.

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...

Christianity is completed Judaism, or it is nothing

Christianity is completed Judaism, or it is nothing

A consistent soul believes in destiny, a capricious one in chance.

A consistent soul believes in destiny, a capricious one in chance.

Every production of genius must be the production of enthusiasm.

Every production of genius must be the production of enthusiasm.

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

Experience is a school where a man learns what a big fool he has been

Experience is a school where a man learns what a big fool he has been

It took me years to understand that words are often as important as experience, because...

It took me years to understand that words are often as important as experience, because...