The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

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Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.

Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.

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

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

Talk to a man about himself and he will listen for hours.

Talk to a man about himself and he will listen for hours.

The fool wonders, the wise man asks.

The fool wonders, the wise man asks.

Books are the curse of the human race

Books are the curse of the human race

There can be economy only where there is efficiency.

There can be economy only where there is efficiency.

Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions

Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions

The more you are talked about the less powerful you are.

The more you are talked about the less powerful you are.

Fame and power are the objects of all men. Even their partial fruition is gained...

Fame and power are the objects of all men. Even their partial fruition is gained...

Debt is a prolific mother of folly and of crime

Debt is a prolific mother of folly and of crime

There are three types of lies; lies, damn lies, and statistics.

There are three types of lies; lies, damn lies, and statistics.

But what minutes! Count them by sensation, and not by calendars, and each moment is...

But what minutes! Count them by sensation, and not by calendars, and each moment is...

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.

For life in general, there is but one decree; youth is a blunder, manhood a...

For life in general, there is but one decree; youth is a blunder, manhood a...

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

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

Where knowledge ends, religion begins

Where knowledge ends, religion begins

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

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

Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius.

Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius.

I don't think human beings learn anything without desperation. Desperation is a necessary ingredient to...

I don't think human beings learn anything without desperation. Desperation is a necessary ingredient to...

The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.

The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.