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

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

Topics: Lies Quotes, Statistics Quotes, Truth Quotes

No man is regular in his attendance at the House of Commons until he is...

No man is regular in his attendance at the House of Commons until he is...

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...

Be amusing: never tell unkind stories; above all, never tell long ones.

Be amusing: never tell unkind stories; above all, never tell long ones.

Man is not the creature of circumstances, circumstances are the creatures of men. We are...

Man is not the creature of circumstances, circumstances are the creatures of men. We are...

A majority is always better than the best repartee.

A majority is always better than the best repartee.

The greatest of all evils is a weak government.

The greatest of all evils is a weak government.

We live in an age when to be young and to be indifferent can be...

We live in an age when to be young and to be indifferent can be...

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

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

Books are fatal: they are the curse of the human race. Nine-tenths of existing books...

Books are fatal: they are the curse of the human race. Nine-tenths of existing books...

We make our own fortunes and we call them fate

We make our own fortunes and we call them fate

There can be economy only where there is efficiency.

There can be economy only where there is efficiency.

The secret to success is constancy to purpose.

The secret to success is constancy to purpose.

Nurture your minds with great thoughts. To believe in the heroic makes heroes.

Nurture your minds with great thoughts. To believe in the heroic makes heroes.

The difference between a misfortune and a calamity is this: If Gladstone fell into the...

The difference between a misfortune and a calamity is this: If Gladstone fell into the...

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

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

Finality is not the language of politics.

Finality is not the language of politics.

Adventures are to the adventurous.

Adventures are to the adventurous.

We moralize among ruins.

We moralize among ruins.

Never complain and never explain.

Never complain and never explain.

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...