The services in wartime are fit only for desperadoes, but in peace are only fit for fools.

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

Topics: War Quotes

Life is too short to be little. Man is never so manly as when he...

Life is too short to be little. Man is never so manly as when he...

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.

Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time

Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time

How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct.

How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct.

A conservative government is an organized hypocrisy.

A conservative government is an organized hypocrisy.

You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men.

You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men.

I say that justice is truth in action.

I say that justice is truth in action.

Moderation has been called a virtue to limit the ambition of great men, and to...

Moderation has been called a virtue to limit the ambition of great men, and to...

As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has...

As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has...

There is no gambling like politics.

There is no gambling like politics.

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

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

There is moderation even in excess.

There is moderation even in excess.

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

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

Without tact you can learn nothing.

Without tact you can learn nothing.

Youth is a blunder; manhood a struggle; old age a regret

Youth is a blunder; manhood a struggle; old age a regret

The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of...

The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of...

Books are the curse of the human race

Books are the curse of the human race

Change is inevitable. Change is constant.

Change is inevitable. Change is constant.

Be the change that you wish to see in the world.

Be the change that you wish to see in the world.

The great thing is, if one can, to stop regarding all the unpleasant things as...

The great thing is, if one can, to stop regarding all the unpleasant things as...