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.
Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.
Yes, I am a Jew and when the ancestors of the right honorable gentleman were brutal savages in an unknown island, mine were priests in the temple of Solomon.
A member of Parliament to Disraeli: 'Sir, you will either die on the gallows or of some unspeakable disease.' That depends, Sir,' said Disraeli, 'whether I embrace your policies or your mistress.
Be amusing: never tell unkind stories; above all, never tell long ones.
Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning.
Nurture your mind with great thoughts
One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.
The fool wonders, the wise man asks.
Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power.
All my successes have been built on my failures.
The most dangerous strategy is to jump a chasm in two leaps.
Where knowledge ends, religion begins.
Talk to a man about himself and he will listen for hours.
The secret of success is constancy to purpose.
Rothschild is the Lord and Master of the money markets of the world, and of course virtually Lord and Master of everything else. He literally held the revenues of Southern Italy in pawn, and Monarchs and Ministers of all countries courted his advice and were guided by his suggestions.
I have brought myself, by long meditation, to the conviction that a human being with a settled purpose must accomplish it, and that nothing can resist a will which will stake even existence upon its fulfillment.
The world is governed by personalities very different to what people that cannot see further than their eyes, believe
You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men.
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 fervour.
The disappointment of manhood succeeds the delusion of youth.
Youth is a blunder; Manhood a struggle, Old Age a regret.
As a rule, man is a fool. When it's hot, he wants it cool; When its cool, he wants it hot. Always wanting, what is not.
Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is to know when to forego an advantage.
The governments of the present day have to deal not merely with other governments, with emperors, kings and ministers, but also with the secret societies which have everywhere their unscrupulous agents, and can at the last moment upset all the governments' plans.
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