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The Delphi Complete Works of Benjamin Disraeli (Illustrated) is a comprehensive compilation of the writings of Benjamin Disraeli, a prominent figure in 19th-century British politics and literature. The collection features his political speeches, essays, and novels, all meticulously curated and presented in an illustrated edition to provide readers with a rich visual and textual experience. This volume is an essential resource for those interested in the works of Disraeli, offering insights into his political thought and literary style.
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“The fruit of my tree of knowledge is plucked, and it is this: “Adventures are to the adventurous.””
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“Eloquence is the child of knowledge. When a mind is full, like a wholesome river, it is also clear.”
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“There is anguish in the recollection that we have not adequately appreciated the affection of those whom we have loved and lost.”
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“Silence often expresses 'more powerfully than speech the verdict and judgment of society.”
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“Gentl, I am a party man. I believe that, without party, Parliamentary government is impossible. I look upon Parliamentary government as the noblest government in the world, and certainly the one most suited to England.”
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“We are indeed a nation of shopkeepers.”
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“I do not believe such a quality as chance exists. Every incident that happens must be a link in a chain.”
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“More pernicious nonsense was never devised by man than treaties of commerce.”
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“Age is frequently beautiful, wisdom appearing like an aftermath.”
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“Turtle makes all men equal.”
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“Never argue. In society nothing must be; give only results. If any person differs from you, bow, and turn the conversation.”
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“In art the Greeks were the children of the Egyptians. The day may yet come when we shall do justice to the high powers of that mysterious and imaginative people.”
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“In the study of the fine arts, they mutually assist each other.”
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“What wonderful things are events! The least are of greater importance than the most sublime and comprehensive speculations.”
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“Expediency is a law of nature. The camel is a wonderful animal, but the desert made the camel.”
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“Female friendships are of rapid growth.”
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“It is the lot of man to suffer; it is also his fortune to forget. Oblivion and sorrow share our being, as darkness and light divide the course of time.”
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“Principle is ever my motto, no expediency.”
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“Money is power, and rare are the heads that can withstand the possession of great power.”
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“Information upon points of practical politics.”
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“The eyes of the social herd, who always observe little things, and generally form from them their opinions of great affairs.”
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“As we retain but a faint remembrance of our felicity, it is but fair that the smartest stroke of sorrow should, if bitter, at least be brief.”
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“The sympathy of sorrow is stronger than the sympathy of prosperity.”
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“The character of a woman rapidly develops after marriage, and sometimes seems to change, when in fact it is only complete.”
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“Everything in this world depends upon will.”
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“In politics experiments means revolutions.”
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“I grew intoxicated with my own eloquence.”
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“All is mystery; but he is a slave who will not struggle to penetrate the dark veil.”
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“Ignorance never settles a question.”
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“Everything comes if a man will only wait.”
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“Nothing in life is more remarkable than the unnecessary anxiety which we endure, and generally create ourselves.”
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“Patience is a necessary ingredient of genius.”
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“Sweet is the voice of a sister in the season of sorrow.”
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“There is magic in the memory of schoolboy friendships; it softens the heart, and even affects the nervous system of those who have no heart.”
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“It is the lot of man to suffer.”
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“Debt is a prolific mother of folly and of crime.”
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“As a general rule, nobody has money who ought to have it.”
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“What we call public opinion is generally public sentiment.”
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“An obedient wife commands her husband.”
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“Man is more powerful than matter.”
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“In politics, nothing is contemptible.”
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“Whenever you see a man who is successful in society, try to discover what makes him pleasing, and if possible adopt his system.”
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“An insular country, subject to fogs, and with a powerful middle class, requires grave statesmen.”
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“Were it not for music, we might in these days say, the Beautiful is dead.”
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“Individuals may form communities, but it is institutions alone that can create a nation.”
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“He who anticipates his century is generally persecuted when living, and always pilfered when dead.”
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“The affections are the children of ignorance; when the horizon of our experience expands, and models multiply, love and admiration imperceptibly vanish.”
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“Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.”
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“Man is only great when he acts from passion.”
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“The world is governed by very different personages from what is imagined by those who are not behind the scenes.”
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