“Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think.”
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Famous Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
“Life is too short to be little.”
Source: Coningsby, etc
“We are not creatures of circumstance; we are creators of circumstance.”
“We make our fortunes and we call them fate.”
Source: Alroy: A Romance
Source: Delphi Complete Works of Benjamin Disraeli (Illustrated)
“He who gains time gains everything.”
Source: Works
“I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.”
Source: The Wondrous Tale of Alroy: The Rise of Iskander
“Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.”
Source: Delphi Complete Works of Benjamin Disraeli (Illustrated)
“One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.”
“Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.”
“Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.”
“Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen.”
Source: Delphi Complete Works of Benjamin Disraeli (Illustrated)
“We are all born for love. It is the principle of existence, and its only end.”
Source: Sybil
“Never take anything for granted.”
Source: The Sayings of Disraeli
Source: Delphi Complete Works of Benjamin Disraeli (Illustrated)
“Success is the child of audacity.”
Source: Alroy
Source: Contarini Fleming
Source: Wit and Wisdom of Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield: Collected from His Writings and Speeches
“Experience is the child of thought, and thought is the child of action.”
“Every production of genius must be the production of enthusiasm.”
Source: Curiosities of literature
“The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations.”
Source: Delphi Complete Works of Benjamin Disraeli (Illustrated)
“Life is not dated merely by years. Events are sometimes the best calendars.”
Source: Delphi Complete Works of Benjamin Disraeli (Illustrated)