Benjamin Disraeli Quotes

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

It destroys one's nerves to be amiable every day to the same human being.

Benjamin Disraeli

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No man is regular in his attendance at the House of Commons until he is married.

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Let the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears not, gives advantage to the danger.

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There is moderation even in excess.

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Moderation has been called a virtue to limit the ambition of great men, and to console undistinguished people for their want of fortune and their lack of merit.

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There is no index of character so sure as the voice.

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Man is not the creature of circumstances, circumstances are the creatures of men. We are free agents, and man is more powerful than matter.

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The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.

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An author who speaks about their own books is almost as bad as a mother who speaks about her own children.

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If you're not very clever you should be conciliatory.

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A man may speak very well in the House of Commons, and fail very completely in the House of Lords. There are two distinct styles requisite: I intend, in the course of my career, if I have time, to give a specimen of both.

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Two nations between whom there is no intercourse and no sympathy; who are as ignorant of each other's habits, thoughts, and feelings, as if they were dwellers in different zones, or inhabitants of different planets. The rich and the poor.

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