Quotes by Benjamin Disraeli
Whenever you see a man who is successful in society, try to discover what makes him pleasing, and if possible adopt his system.
Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.
Everything in this world depends upon will.
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.
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.
Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think.
The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations.
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.
The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own.
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.
There is no education like adversity.
Governments do not govern, but merely control the machinery of government, being themselves controlled by the hidden hand.
Diligence is the mother of good fortune.
The world is governed by very different personages from what is imagined by those who are not behind the scenes.
Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.
There is no act of treachery or meanness of which a political party is not capable; for in politics there is no honour.
Patience is a necessary ingredient of genius.
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.
As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information.