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Benjamin Disraeli

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Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881) was a British politician and writer who twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He played a central role in the creation of the modern Conservative Party. Also a successful novelist, Disraeli was known for his eloquent speeches and memorable turns of phrase.

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

— Benjamin Disraeli

Happiness

All Quotes by Benjamin Disraeli

“No man is regular in his attendance at the House of Commons until he is married.”

— Benjamin Disraeli

Marriage

“In politics nothing is contemptible.”

— Benjamin Disraeli

Politics

“I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.”

— Benjamin Disraeli

Best

“As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information.”

— Benjamin Disraeli

Best

“I say that justice is truth in action.”

— Benjamin Disraeli

Truth

“Let the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it he that fears not, gives advantage to the danger.”

— Benjamin Disraeli

Fear

“The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own.”

— Benjamin Disraeli

Good

“One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.”

— Benjamin Disraeli

Life

“There is no waste of time in life like that of making explanations.”

— Benjamin Disraeli

Time

“Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen.”

— Benjamin Disraeli

Great

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

— Benjamin Disraeli

Truth

“There is no education like adversity.”

— Benjamin Disraeli

Education

“The secret of success is constancy to purpose.”

— Benjamin Disraeli

Success

“Duty cannot exist without faith.”

— Benjamin Disraeli

Faith

“We cannot learn men from books.”

— Benjamin Disraeli

Men

“Silence is the mother of truth.”

— Benjamin Disraeli

Truth

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

— Benjamin Disraeli

Happiness

“Read no history: nothing but biography, for that is life without theory.”

— Benjamin Disraeli

History

“Conservatism discards Prescription, shrinks from Principle, disavows Progress having rejected all respect for antiquity, it offers no redress for the present, and makes no preparation for the future.”

— Benjamin Disraeli

Future

“Where knowledge ends, religion begins.”

— Benjamin Disraeli

Knowledge