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Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

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His Christianity was muscular

His Christianity was muscular

The devil is the author of confusion

The devil is the author of confusion

There is no index of character so sure as the voice.

There is no index of character so sure as the voice.

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

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

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.

Where knowledge ends, religion begins.

Where knowledge ends, religion begins.

Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.

Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.

Fear makes us feel our humanity.

Fear makes us feel our humanity.

What we anticipate seldom occurs, what we least expected generally happens.

What we anticipate seldom occurs, what we least expected generally happens.

We cannot learn men from books.

We cannot learn men from books.

The right honourable gentleman caught the Whigs bathing, and walked away with their clothes. He...

The right honourable gentleman caught the Whigs bathing, and walked away with their clothes. He...

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.

Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time

Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time

Christianity is completed Judaism, or it is nothing

Christianity is completed Judaism, or it is nothing

Plagiarists, at least, have the merit of preservation.

Plagiarists, at least, have the merit of preservation.

There is moderation even in excess.

There is moderation even in excess.

Grief is the agony of an instant. The indulgence of grief the blunder of a...

Grief is the agony of an instant. The indulgence of grief the blunder of a...

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

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

I made the case to Gen. Franks and Secretary Rumsfeld before the president that I...

I made the case to Gen. Franks and Secretary Rumsfeld before the president that I...

There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people.

There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people.