Nothing can withstand the power of the human will if it is willing to stake its very existence to the extent of its purpose. – Benjamin Disraeli
Perseverance and tact are the two great qualities most valuable for all those who would climb, but especially for those who have to step out of the crowd. – Benjamin Disraeli
Without tact you can learn nothing. Tact teaches you when to be silent. Inquirers who are always questioning never learn anything. – Benjamin Disraeli
You behold a range of exhausted volcanoes. Not a flame flickers on a single pallid crest. – Benjamin Disraeli
Everyone likes flattery; and when you come to Royalty you should lay it on with a trowel. – Benjamin Disraeli
A consistent man believes in destiny, a capricious man in chance. – Benjamin Disraeli
My idea of an agreeable person is a person who agrees with me. – Benjamin Disraeli
Protection is not a principle but an expedient. – Benjamin Disraeli
If you are not very clever, you should be conciliatory. – Benjamin Disraeli
News is that which comes from the North, East, West and South, and if it comes from only one point on the compass, then it is a class ; publication and not news. – Benjamin Disraeli
A precedent embalms a principle. – Benjamin Disraeli
Mediocrity can talk, but it is for genius to observe. – Benjamin Disraeli
Little things affect little minds. – Benjamin Disraeli
Plagiarists at least have the quality of preservation. – Benjamin Disraeli
When a man fell into his anecdotage it was a sign for him to retire from the world. – Benjamin Disraeli
The question is this — Is man an ape or an angel? My Lord, I am on the side of the angels. I repudiate with indignation and abhorrence these new fanged theories. – Benjamin Disraeli
Grief is the agony of an instant, the indulgence of grief the blunder of a life. – Benjamin Disraeli
Frank and explicit — that is the right line to take when you wish to conceal your own mind and to confuse the minds of others. – Benjamin Disraeli
Candor is the brightest gem of criticism. – Benjamin Disraeli
There can be economy only where there is efficiency. – Benjamin Disraeli
