What is earnest is not always true; on the contrary, error is often more earnest than truth.

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

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The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his...

The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his...

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

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

I must follow the people. Am I not their leader?

I must follow the people. Am I not their leader?

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...

War is never a solution; it is an aggravation.

War is never a solution; it is an aggravation.

Diligence is the mother of good fortune.

Diligence is the mother of good fortune.

Man is truly great when he can act from his passions

Man is truly great when he can act from his passions

There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.

There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned 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.

I feel a very unusual sensation - if it's not indigestion, I think it must...

I feel a very unusual sensation - if it's not indigestion, I think it must...

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

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

Mediocrity can talk, but it is for genius to observe.

Mediocrity can talk, but it is for genius to observe.

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...

A University should be a place of light, of liberty, and of learning.

A University should be a place of light, of liberty, and of learning.

Without tact you can learn nothing.

Without tact you can learn nothing.

Without publicity there can be no public support, and without public support every nation must...

Without publicity there can be no public support, and without public support every nation must...

Two nations between whom there is no intercourse and no sympathy; who are as ignorant...

Two nations between whom there is no intercourse and no sympathy; who are as ignorant...

I never deny. I never contradict. I sometimes forget.

I never deny. I never contradict. I sometimes forget.

Duty cannot exist without faith.

Duty cannot exist without faith.

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...