Benjamin Disraeli
Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield was a British politician, novelist, and essayist, serving twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The anniversary of his death on 19 April is known as Primrose Day.
Found 79 thoughts of Benjamin Disraeli
Be amusing, never tell unkind stories; above all, never tell long ones.
Benjamin Disraeli
The health of the people is really the foundation upon which all their happiness and all their powers as a state depend.
Benjamin Disraeli
As a rule, he -or she- who has the most information will have the greatest success in life.
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Whenever is found what is called a paternal government, there is found state education. It has been discovered that the best way to ensure implicit obedience is to commence tyranny in the nursery
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One of the hardest things in this world is to admit you are wrong. And nothing is more helpful in resolving a situation than its frank admission.
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The more extensive a man's knowledge of what has been done, the greater will be his power of knowing what to do.
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Romance has been elegantly defined as the offspring of fiction and love.
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Life is too short to be little. Man is never so manly as when he feels deeply, acts boldly, and expresses himself with frankness and with fervor.
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The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own.
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What we anticipate seldom occurs: but what we least expect generally happens.
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The services in wartime are fit only for desperadoes, but in peace are only fit for fools.
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Beware of endeavoring to become a great man in a hurry. One such attempt in ten thousand may succeed. These are fearful odds.
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Cleanliness and order are not matters of instinct; they are matters of education, and like most great things, you must cultivate a taste for them.
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