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The right honourable gentleman caught the Whigs bathing, and walked away with their clothes. He has left them in the full enjoyment of their liberal positions, and he is himself a strict conservative of their garments.

~Benjamin Disraeli

Topics: Away Bathing Caught Clothes Conservative Enjoyment Full Garments Gentleman He Himself Left Liberal Positions Right Strict Them Walked

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My idea of an agreeable person is a person who agrees with me.

~Benjamin Disraeli

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An author who speaks about their own books is almost as bad as a mother who speaks about her own children.

~Benjamin Disraeli

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In a progressive country change is constant; change is inevitable.

~Benjamin Disraeli

Topics: Change Constant Country Inevitable Progressive

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Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is to know when to forego an advantage.

~Benjamin Disraeli

Topics: Advantage Important Important Thing Know Knowing Life Most Most Important Thing Next Opportunity Seize The Most Important Thing

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Teach us that wealth is not elegance, that profusion is not magnificence, that splendor is not beauty.

~Benjamin Disraeli

Topics: Beauty Elegance Magnificence Splendor Teach Us Wealth

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A man may speak very well in the House of Commons, and fail very completely in the House of Lords. There are two distinct styles requisite: I intend, in the course of my career, if I have time, to give a specimen of both.

~Benjamin Disraeli

Topics: Both Career Commons Course Distinct Fail Give House House Of Commons Intend Lords Man May Requisite Speak Specimen Styles Time Two Very Well

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I repeat... that all power is a trust; that we are accountable for its exercise; that from the people and for the people all springs, and all must exist.

~Benjamin Disraeli

Topics: Accountable Exercise Exist For The People Must People Power Repeat Springs Trust

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Two nations between whom there is no intercourse and no sympathy; who are as ignorant of each other's habits, thoughts, and feelings, as if they were dwellers in different zones, or inhabitants of different planets. The rich and the poor.

~Benjamin Disraeli

Topics: Between Different Each Feelings Habits Ignorant Inhabitants Intercourse Nations Other Planets Poor Rich Sympathy Thoughts Two Were Who Whom Zone

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It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.

~Benjamin Disraeli

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Statesman

Born: December 21st, 1804

Died: April 19th, 1881

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