It is the lot of man to suffer; it is also his fortune to forget. Oblivion and sorrow share our being, as… — Benjamin Disraeli Copy Share Image
Patriotism depends as much on mutual suffering as on mutual success; and it is by that experience of all fortunes and all… — Benjamin Disraeli Copy Share Image
Moderation has been called a virtue to limit the ambition of great men, and to console undistinguished people for their want of… — Benjamin Disraeli Copy Share Image
Generally speaking, among sensible persons, it would seem that a rich man deems that friend a sincere one who does not want… — Benjamin Disraeli Copy Share Image
In great cities men are brought together by the desire of gain. They are not in a state of co-operation, but of… — Benjamin Disraeli Copy Share Image
It is a great mistake to suppose that bribery and corruption, although they may be very convenient for gratifying the ambition or… — Benjamin Disraeli Copy Share Image
Next to the assumption of power was the responsibility of relinquishing it. — Benjamin Disraeli Copy Share
The European talks of progress because by the aid of a few scientific discoveries he has established a society which has mistaken comfort for… — Benjamin Disraeli Copy Share
It shows you exactly how a star is formed; nothing else can be so pretty! A cluster of vapor, the cream of the milky… — Benjamin Disraeli Copy Share
Frank and explicit - that is the right line to take when you wish to conceal your own mind and confuse the minds of… — Benjamin Disraeli Copy Share
Expediency is a law of nature. The camel is a wonderful animal, but the desert made the camel. — Benjamin Disraeli Copy Share
Why, I say, that to tax the community for the advantage of a class is not protection; it is plunder, and I entirely disclaim… — Benjamin Disraeli Copy Share
