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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.

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

— Benjamin Disraeli

Marriage

All Quotes by Benjamin Disraeli

“My objection to Liberalism is this that it is the introduction into the practical business of life of the highest kind namely, politics of philosophical ideas instead of political principles.”

— Benjamin Disraeli

Business

“The health of the people is really the foundation upon which all their happiness and all their powers as a state depend.”

— Benjamin Disraeli

Happiness

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

— Benjamin Disraeli

Truth

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

— Benjamin Disraeli

Great

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

— Benjamin Disraeli

Time

“Upon the education of the people of this country the fate of this country depends.”

— Benjamin Disraeli

Education

“Characters do not change. Opinions alter, but characters are only developed.”

— Benjamin Disraeli

Change

“I say that justice is truth in action.”

— Benjamin Disraeli

Truth

“Where knowledge ends, religion begins.”

— Benjamin Disraeli

Knowledge

“There is no education like adversity.”

— Benjamin Disraeli

Education

“The more extensive a man's knowledge of what has been done, the greater will be his power of knowing what to do.”

— Benjamin Disraeli

Knowledge

“Change is inevitable. Change is constant.”

— Benjamin Disraeli

Change

“Nature, like man, sometimes weeps from gladness.”

— Benjamin Disraeli

Nature

“Experience is the child of thought, and thought is the child of action.”

— Benjamin Disraeli

Experience

“Justice is truth in action.”

— Benjamin Disraeli

Truth

“Power has only one duty - to secure the social welfare of the People.”

— Benjamin Disraeli

Power

“A majority is always better than the best repartee.”

— Benjamin Disraeli

Best

“A University should be a place of light, of liberty, and of learning.”

— Benjamin Disraeli

Learning

“Great countries are those that produce great people.”

— Benjamin Disraeli

Great

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

— Benjamin Disraeli

Happiness