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

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

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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...

We moralize among ruins.

We moralize among ruins.

When little is done, little is said; silence is the mother of truth.

When little is done, little is said; silence is the mother of truth.

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...

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...

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.

Beware of endeavoring to become a great man in a hurry. One such attempt in...

Beware of endeavoring to become a great man in a hurry. One such attempt in...

His Christianity was muscular

His Christianity was muscular

We cannot learn men from books.

We cannot learn men from books.

Almost everything that is great has been done by youth.

Almost everything that is great has been done by youth.

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...

We should never lose an occasion. Opportunity is more powerful even than conquerors and prophets.

We should never lose an occasion. Opportunity is more powerful even than conquerors and prophets.

Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is...

Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is...

Where knowledge ends, religion begins

Where knowledge ends, religion begins

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...

Mediocrity can talk, but it is for genius to observe.

Mediocrity can talk, but it is for genius to observe.

An author who speaks about their own books is almost as bad as a mother...

An author who speaks about their own books is almost as bad as a mother...

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...

Sex at age 90 is like trying to shoot pool with a rope.

Sex at age 90 is like trying to shoot pool with a rope.

Age is the first limitation on roles that I've ever had to encounter, and I...

Age is the first limitation on roles that I've ever had to encounter, and I...