Benjamin Disraeli

Quotes

• “A great city, whose image dwells in the memory of man, is the type of some great idea. Rome represents conquest; Faith h...”
• “The European talks of progress because by the aid of a few scientific discoveries he has established a society which has...”
• “King Louis Philippe once said to me that he attributed the great success of the British nation in political life to thei...”
• “Life is too short to be little. Man is never so manly as when he feels deeply, acts boldly, and expresses himself with f...”
• “Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.”
• “But what minutes! Count them by sensation, and not by calendars, and each moment is a day.”
• “One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.”
• “The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.”
• “All is mystery; but he is a slave who will not struggle to penetrate the dark veil.”
• “Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.”
• “Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.”
• “Nurture your minds with great thoughts. To believe in the heroic makes heroes.”
• “We are all born for love. It is the principle of existence, and its only end.”
• “When men are pure, laws are useless; when men are corrupt, laws are broken.”
• “Romance has been elegantly defined as the offspring of fiction and love.”
• “The best way to become acquainted with a subject is to write about it.”
• “There are three types of lies -- lies, damn lies, and statistics.”
• “The first magic of love is our ignorance that it can ever end.”
• “Most people die with their music still locked up inside them.”
• “Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.”
• “I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.”
• “The secret of success is constancy to purpose.”
• “The secret to success is constancy of purpose.”
• “When I want to read a novel, I write one.”
• “Diligence is the mother of good fortune.”