“Ignorance never settles a question.”
Source: Delphi Complete Works of Benjamin Disraeli (Illustrated)
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Famous Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
“A precedent embalms a principle.”
Source: The works of Benjamin Disraeli, earl of Beaconsfield: embracing novels, romances, plays, poems, biography, short stories and great speeches
“Bore: one who has the power of speech but not the capacity for conversation.”
“Great services are not canceled by one act or by one single error.”
Source: Selected speeches, ed. by T.E. Kebbel
“Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.”
Source: Delphi Complete Works of Benjamin Disraeli (Illustrated)
“Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power.”
“Man is only great when he acts from passion.”
Source: Delphi Complete Works of Benjamin Disraeli (Illustrated)
“There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.”
“Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning.”
“A consistent soul believes in destiny, a capricious one in chance.”
“Mediocrity can talk, but it is for genius to observe.”
Source: Curiosities of literature
“As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information.”
Source: Endymion
“Every production of genius must be the production of enthusiasm.”
Source: Curiosities of literature
“The fool wonders, the wise man asks.”
Source: Delphi Complete Works of Benjamin Disraeli (Illustrated)
“Be amusing: never tell unkind stories; above all, never tell long ones.”
“Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius.”
Source: The works of Benjamin Disraeli, earl of Beaconsfield: embracing novels, romances, plays, poems, biography, short stories and great speeches
“To be conscious that you are ignorant of the facts is a great step to knowledge.”