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

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

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

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

No Government can be long secure without a formidable Opposition.

No Government can be long secure without a formidable Opposition.

Read no history: nothing but biography, for that is life without theory.

Read no history: nothing but biography, for that is life without theory.

Little things affect little minds.

Little things affect little minds.

He is a self-made man, very much in love with his creator.

He is a self-made man, very much in love with his creator.

It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.

It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.

The world is governed by very different personages from what is imagined by those who...

The world is governed by very different personages from what is imagined by those who...

The fool wonders, the wise man asks.

The fool wonders, the wise man asks.

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

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

Debt is a prolific mother of folly and of crime

Debt is a prolific mother of folly and of crime

Without tact you can learn nothing.

Without tact you can learn nothing.

Despair is the conclusion of fools.

Despair is the conclusion of fools.

If you're not very clever you should be conciliatory.

If you're not very clever you should be conciliatory.

We cannot learn men from books.

We cannot learn men from books.

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

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

Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius.

Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius.

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...

There is no waste of time in life like that of making explanations.

There is no waste of time in life like that of making explanations.

What we anticipate seldom occurs: but what we least expect generally happens.

What we anticipate seldom occurs: but what we least expect generally happens.

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.