You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men.

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

Topics: Women Quotes

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...

The Duke of Wellington brought to the post of first minister immortal fame, -a quality...

The Duke of Wellington brought to the post of first minister immortal fame, -a quality...

Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard

Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard

Something unpleasant is coming when men are anxious to tell the truth.

Something unpleasant is coming when men are anxious to tell the truth.

We cannot learn men from books.

We cannot learn men from books.

Had it not been for you, I should have remained what I was when we...

Had it not been for you, I should have remained what I was when we...

Everyone likes flattery, and when you come to Royalty, you should lay it on with...

Everyone likes flattery, and when you come to Royalty, you should lay it on with...

Books are the curse of the human race.

Books are the curse of the human race.

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...

Nature, like man, sometimes weeps from gladness.

Nature, like man, sometimes weeps from gladness.

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

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

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.

There is no education like adversity

There is no education like adversity

There can be economy only where there is efficiency.

There can be economy only where there is efficiency.

A conservative government is an organized hypocrisy

A conservative government is an organized hypocrisy

How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct.

How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct.

For life in general, there is but one decree; youth is a blunder, manhood a...

For life in general, there is but one decree; youth is a blunder, manhood a...

Everyone likes flattery; and when you come to Royalty you should lay it on with...

Everyone likes flattery; and when you come to Royalty you should lay it on with...

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

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

I have brought myself, by long meditation, to the conviction that a human being with...

I have brought myself, by long meditation, to the conviction that a human being with...