Benjamin Disraeli Quotes

British - Statesman | December 21, 1804 - April 19, 1881

Man is made to adore and to obey: but if you will not command him, if you give him nothing to worship, he will fashion his own divinities, and find a chieftain in his own passions.

Benjamin Disraeli

ManFashionYouFindNothingWill

As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information.

Benjamin Disraeli

LifeBestManInformationSuccessful

London is a roost for every bird.

Benjamin Disraeli

BirdTravelLondonEveryRoost

Teach us that wealth is not elegance, that profusion is not magnificence, that splendor is not beauty.

Benjamin Disraeli

BeautyEleganceWealthTeachUs

Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power.

Benjamin Disraeli

PowerControlCircumstancesBeyond

The choicest pleasures of life lie within the ring of moderation.

Benjamin Disraeli

LifeLieRingWithinModeration

A consistent soul believes in destiny, a capricious one in chance.

Benjamin Disraeli

SoulDestinyChanceConsistent

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

Benjamin Disraeli

GeniusMediocrityTalkObserve

The right honourable gentleman caught the Whigs bathing, and walked away with their clothes. He has left them in the full enjoyment of their liberal positions, and he is himself a strict conservative of their garments.

Benjamin Disraeli

GentlemanClothesConservativeRight

The first magic of love is our ignorance that it can ever end.

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LoveIgnoranceLove IsEndMagic

Without tact you can learn nothing.

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EducationLearnYouNothingWithout

Assassination has never changed the history of the world.

Benjamin Disraeli

HistoryWorldNeverChanged

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