The right honourable gentleman caught the Whigs bathing, and walked away with their clothes. He has left them in the full enjoyment of their liberal positions, and he is himself a strict conservative of their garments.

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

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The secret of success is to be ready when your opportunity comes.

The secret of success is to be ready when your opportunity comes.

Damn your principles! Stick to your party.

Damn your principles! Stick to your party.

The Youth of a Nation are the trustees of posterity.

The Youth of a Nation are the trustees of posterity.

The first magic of love is our ignorance that it can ever end.

The first magic of love is our ignorance that it can ever end.

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...

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...

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...

Almost everything that is great has been done by youth.

Almost everything that is great has been done by youth.

The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages, may be preserved through...

The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages, may be preserved through...

What is earnest is not always true; on the contrary, error is often more earnest...

What is earnest is not always true; on the contrary, error is often more earnest...

There is no education like adversity.

There is no education like adversity.

I say that justice is truth in action.

I say that justice is truth in action.

Experience is the child of Thought, and Thought is the child of Action. We cannot...

Experience is the child of Thought, and Thought is the child of Action. We cannot...

It is easier to be critical than correct.

It is easier to be critical than correct.

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

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

He was distinguished for ignorance; for he had only one idea, and that was wrong

He was distinguished for ignorance; for he had only one idea, and that was wrong

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.

The secret to success is constancy to purpose.

The secret to success is constancy to purpose.

Success? You can't get a big head about it. When people stare at me, they...

Success? You can't get a big head about it. When people stare at me, they...

Success is a result, not a goal

Success is a result, not a goal