Quotes from Benjamin Disraeli

Man is a being born to believe. And if no church comes forward with its title-deeds of truth to guide him, he will find altars and idols in his own heart and his own imagination.

Mediocrity can talk but it is for genius to observe.

No government can be long secure without formidable opposition.

Nothing can resist the human will that will stake even its existence on its stated purpose.

Nurture your mind with great thoughts to believe in the heroic makes heroes.

Sir, I say that justice is truth in action.

That we may live to see England once more possess a free Monarchy and a privileged and prosperous People, is my Prayer; that these great consequences can only be brought about by the energy and devotion of our Youth is my persuasion. We live in an age when to be young and to be indifferent can be no longer synonymous. We must prepare for the coming hour. The claims of the Future are represented by suffering millions; and the Youth of a Nation are the trustees of Posterity.

The best way to become acquainted with a subject is to write a book about it.

The difference of race is one of the reasons why I fear war may always exist because race implies difference, difference implies superiority, and superiority leads to predominance.

The hare-brained chatter of irresponsible frivolity.

The more extensive a man's knowledge of what has been done, the greater will be his power of knowing what to do.

The secret of success is constancy of purpose.

The secret of success is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.

The Youth of a Nation are the trustees of posterity.

There are three kinds of lies: Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics.

There is an art of reading, as well as an art of thinking, and an art of writing.

We live in an age when to be young and indifferent can no longer be synonymous. We must prepare for the coming hour. The claims of the Future are represented by suffering millions and the Youth of a Nation are the trustees of Posterity.

We make our fortunes and call them fate.

When a man fell into his anecdotage it was a sign for him to retire from the world.

Where knowledge ends, religion begins.

Youth is a blunder; manhood a struggle; old age a regret.

I must follow the people. Am I not their leader?

Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius.

Nothing in life is more remarkable than the unnecessary anxiety which we endure, and generally create ourselves.