Quotes

"There is no education like adversity." ~ Endymion by Benjamin Disraeli "As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information." ~ Endymion by Benjamin Disraeli His Christianity was muscular. ~ Endymion by Benjamin Disraeli Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius. ~ Endymion by Benjamin Disraeli "London is a roost for every bird." ~ Lothair by Benjamin Disraeli "Action may not always be happiness," said the general; "but there is no happiness without action." ~ Lothair by Benjamin Disraeli "The world is devoted to physical science, because it believes these discoveries will increase its capacity of luxury and self-indulgence. But the pursuit of science leads only to the insoluble." ~ Lothair by Benjamin Disraeli Men moralise among ruins, or, in the throng and tumult of successful cities, recall past visions of urban desolation for prophetic warning. ~ Tancred by Benjamin Disraeli "I hold that duty cannot exist without faith." ~ Tancred by Benjamin Disraeli The conduct of men depends upon their temperament, not upon a bunch of musty maxims. ~ Henrietta Temple by Benjamin Disraeli