There is moderation even in excess.

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.

Characters do not change. Opinions alter, but characters are only developed.

Characters do not change. Opinions alter, but characters are only developed.

Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions

Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions

Duty cannot exist without faith.

Duty cannot exist without faith.

Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard

Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard

We are not creatures of circumstance; we are creators of circumstance.

We are not creatures of circumstance; we are creators of circumstance.

I have always thought that every woman should marry, and no man.

I have always thought that every woman should marry, and no man.

The view of Jerusalem is the history of the world; it is more, it is...

The view of Jerusalem is the history of the world; it is more, it is...

Nurture your mind with great thoughts; to believe in the heroic makes heroes

Nurture your mind with great thoughts; to believe in the heroic makes heroes

The delight of opening a new pursuit, or a new course of reading, imparts the...

The delight of opening a new pursuit, or a new course of reading, imparts the...

Experience is the child of thought, and thought is the child of action

Experience is the child of thought, and thought is the child of action

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

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

Plagiarists, at least, have the merit of preservation.

Plagiarists, at least, have the merit of preservation.

Justice is truth in action

Justice is truth in action

Adventures are to the adventurous.

Adventures are to the adventurous.

A conservative government is an organized hypocrisy

A conservative government is an organized hypocrisy

The governments of the present day have to deal not merely with other governments, with...

The governments of the present day have to deal not merely with other governments, with...

The disappointment of manhood succeeds the delusion of youth.

The disappointment of manhood succeeds the delusion of youth.

A nation is a society united by a delusion about its ancestry and by common...

A nation is a society united by a delusion about its ancestry and by common...

The concept of the good ol' days must be one of our society's biggest delusions,...

The concept of the good ol' days must be one of our society's biggest delusions,...

Disappointment is the nurse of wisdom.

Disappointment is the nurse of wisdom.