Quotes by Benjamin Disraeli

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I never deny, I never contradict, sometimes I forget.

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Many are of the opinion that our descendants are beasts of burden, to carry any load.

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Trifles influence little people.

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Insignificant situations give birth to insignificant people.

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Flattery pleases everyone.

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Colonies do not cease to be colonies even when they have gained independence.

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There are three types of lies: a plain lie, a disgusting lie, and statistics.

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If it is profitable to remember, no one will be forgotten.

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If it weren't for the Church, no one would know about the Jews.

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Actions do not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.

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Youth is deceptive, maturity is a struggle, old age, a regret.

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It takes nerves of steel to be friendly with the same person every day.

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Man is truly great when he is driven by passions.

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The majority is always inventive and clever.

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The hour before sunrise is the darkest.

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Justice is truth in action.

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The greatest misfortune that has befallen man is the invention of printing.

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Diversity is the mother of pleasure.

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A precedent reinforces the principle.

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Never complain and never explain anything to anyone.

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There is no better teacher than unhappiness.

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Two nations between whom there is no connection and no sympathy, who simply do not know each other's customs, thoughts, and feelings like the inhabitants of two different planets; who raise their children differently, eat different food, learn different manners; who live by different laws... The rich and the poor.

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All life is a run. There is no other truth.

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We are all born for love, this is the principle of existence and its only purpose.

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The greatest good you can do for another is not only to share your wealth with him but also to discover his own wealth.

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When I want to read a book, I write it.

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Free trade is not a principle, but a means to an end.

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Circumstances do not make a man; man creates the conditions.

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Nothing can stand against the human will, which is ready to risk even its existence for the sake of its stated goal.

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No amount of public success can make up for failure at home.

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The secret of success is determination.

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

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Life is too short to be petty.

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There is no case in the world for which the decisive moment does not occur.

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You do the greatest good to the other person when you don't just share your wealth with him, but reveal his to him.

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We were all born to love. This is the principle of existence.

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- Sensible people have the same religion. - And, please, what? - Sensible people never answer that.

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Never apologize for showing your emotions, because if you do, you're apologizing for the truth.

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If you recognize your ignorance, you have taken a giant step towards knowledge.

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The magic of first love is our ignorance, with which we imagine that it can never end.

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Feed your mind with great thoughts. Heroes are born from the belief in heroism.

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Being kind to the same person day after day is nerve-wracking.

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Action does not always bring happiness, but without action no one can be happy.

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In the midst of the troubles and troubles of existence, I feel his sudden overflowing conviction that our destinies must intertwine. I feel that there is no other pleasure than His pleasure, there is no sadness except when He causes pain with His sigh. Everything will be happy in his loving smile. Our previous ostentatious ambitions, constraints, plans, and views fade. For the sake of it, we turn our backs on social expectations - that's what a lover is. This is Love.

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Man (...) is a being who was born to believe.

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Imagination rules the world.

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There is no venture more risky than marriage. But there is no greater happiness than a happy marriage.