To supervise people, you must either surpass them in their accomplishments or despise them.

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

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Genius, when young, is divine.

Genius, when young, is divine.

One of the hardest things in this world is to admit you are wrong. And...

One of the hardest things in this world is to admit you are wrong. And...

If a man be gloomy let him keep to himself. No one has the right...

If a man be gloomy let him keep to himself. No one has the right...

Assassination has never changed the history of the world.

Assassination has never changed the history of the world.

Nine-tenths of the existing books are nonsense and the clever books are the refutation of...

Nine-tenths of the existing books are nonsense and the clever books are the refutation of...

A man may speak very well in the House of Commons, and fail very completely...

A man may speak very well in the House of Commons, and fail very completely...

Every production of genius must be the production of enthusiasm.

Every production of genius must be the production of enthusiasm.

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...

Finality is not the language of politics.

Finality is not the language of politics.

Perseverance and tact are the two great qualities most valuable for all men who would...

Perseverance and tact are the two great qualities most valuable for all men who would...

Diligence is the mother of good fortune.

Diligence is the mother of good fortune.

The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians.

The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians.

The health of the people is really the foundation upon which all their happiness and...

The health of the people is really the foundation upon which all their happiness and...

Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions

Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions

Christianity is completed Judaism, or it is nothing

Christianity is completed Judaism, or it is nothing

Little things affect little minds.

Little things affect little minds.

His Christianity was muscular

His Christianity was muscular

The practice of politics in the East may be defined by one word: dissimulation.

The practice of politics in the East may be defined by one word: dissimulation.

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.

Youth is a blunder; Manhood a struggle, Old Age a regret.

Youth is a blunder; Manhood a struggle, Old Age a regret.