Benjamin Disraeli Quotes

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• The world is governed by very different personages from what is imagined by those who are not behind the scenes.

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  Nwo, World Government, Order

  Benjamin Disraeli (2016). “Delphi Complete Works of Benjamin Disraeli (Illustrated)”, p.2513, Delphi Classics

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• Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day; teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime; give a man religion and he will die praying for a fish.

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  Atheist, Men, Teach A Man To Fish

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• Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think.

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  Inspirational, Funny, Motivational

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  There is no education like adversity.

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  Education, Teacher, Motivation

  Benjamin Disraeli (19??). “Endymion”

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• There is no act of treachery or meanness of which a political party is not capable; for in politics there is no honour.

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  Party, Political, Politics

  Benjamin Disraeli (2016). “Delphi Complete Works of Benjamin Disraeli (Illustrated)”, p.159, Delphi Classics

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• The tone and tendency of liberalism...is to attack the institutions of the country under the name of reform and to make war on the manners and customs of the people under the pretext of progress.

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  Country, War, Names

  Benjamin Disraeli (Earl of Beaconsfield) (1886). “Wit and Wisdom of Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield: Collected from His Writings and Speeches”

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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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  Inspirational, Friendship, Success

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• Governments do not govern, but merely control the machinery of government, being themselves controlled by the hidden hand.

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  Government, Hands, Self Control

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

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  Funny, Witty, Truth

  Attributed to Disraeli by Mark Twain in his 'Autobiography' (1924) vol. 1, p. 246

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  Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.

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  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

  Benjamin Disraeli (2016). “Delphi Complete Works of Benjamin Disraeli (Illustrated)”, p.4990, Delphi Classics

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• A female friend, amiable, clever, and devoted, is a possession more valuable than parks and palaces; and without such a muse, few men can succeed in life, none be contented.

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  Friends, Clever, Men

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  Never complain and never explain.

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  Political, Advice, Complaining

  In J. Morley 'The Life of William Ewart Gladstone' (1903) vol. 1, p. 123.

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• Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.

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  Trust, Time, Truth

  Benjamin Disraeli, Edmund Gosse, Robert Arnot (1904). “The works of Benjamin Disraeli, earl of Beaconsfield: embracing novels, romances, plays, poems, biography, short stories and great speeches”

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• The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations.

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  Inspirational, Wise, Wisdom

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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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  Honesty, World, Helpful

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  Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.

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  Inspirational, Being Yourself, Clever

  "Contarini Fleming". Book by Benjamin Disraeli, 1832.

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• Success is a product of unremitting attention to purpose.

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  Attention, Purpose, Products

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• Diligence is the mother of good fortune.

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  Life, Success, Mother

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• To achieve what you want, you have to be stronger than those around you

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  Stronger, Want, Achieve

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• The best way to become acquainted with a subject is to write about it.

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  Writing, Way, Subjects

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

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  Men, Behinds, Nations

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• Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning.

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  Education, Wisdom, Learning

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• Patience is a necessary ingredient of genius.

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  Happiness, Success, Patience

  Benjamin Disraeli (2016). “Delphi Complete Works of Benjamin Disraeli (Illustrated)”, p.5023, Delphi Classics

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• If you don't believe in magic, then you can't believe in reality.

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  Meaningful, Believe, Reality

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• Talk to a man about himself and he will listen for hours.

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  Funny, Education, Inspiration

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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