Quotes

"One event makes another: what we anticipate seldom occurs; what we least expected generally happens; and time can only prove which is most for our advantage." ~ Henrietta Temple by Benjamin Disraeli "Time is the great physician." ~ Henrietta Temple by Benjamin Disraeli Debt is the prolific mother of folly and of crime; it taints the course of life in all its dreams. ~ Henrietta Temple by Benjamin Disraeli Knowledge must be gained by ourselves. Mankind may supply us with facts; but the results, even if they agree with previous ones, must be the work of our own mind. ~ The Young Duke by Benjamin Disraeli "There is no such thing as unmixed evil. A man who loses his money gains, at least, experience, and sometimes something better." ~ The Young Duke by Benjamin Disraeli "The age of chivalry is past," said Miss Dacre. "Bores have succeeded to dragons." ~ The Young Duke by Benjamin Disraeli "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." ~ Vivian Grey by Benjamin Disraeli "Grief is the agony of an instant; the indulgence of Grief the blunder of a life." ~ Vivian Grey by Benjamin Disraeli "There is no act of treachery or meanness of which a political party is not capable; for in politics there is no honour." ~ Vivian Grey by Benjamin Disraeli "Things are sweeter when they're lost. I know--because once I wanted something and got it. It was the only thing I ever wanted badly, Dot. And when I got it it turned to dust in my hands." ~ The Beautiful and Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald