Benjamin Disraeli
Benjamin Disraeli
Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, KG, PC, FRSwas a British politician and writer, who twice served as Prime Minister. He played a central role in the creation of the modern Conservative Party, defining its policies and its broad outreach. Disraeli is remembered for his influential voice in world affairs, his political battles with the Liberal Party leader William Ewart Gladstone, and his one-nation conservatism or "Tory democracy". He made the Conservatives the party most identified with the glory and...
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth21 December 1804
education country school
Upon the education of the people of this country the fate of this country depends.
stars light way
It shows you exactly how a star is formed; nothing else can be so pretty! A cluster of vapor, the cream of the milky way, a sort of celestial cheese, churned into light.
ruins morality
We moralize among ruins.
education learning light
A University should be a place of light, of liberty, and of learning.
intelligent errors great-service
Great services are not canceled by one act or by one single error.
happiness grief grieving
Grief is the agony of an instant. The indulgence of grief the blunder of a life.
trust time truth
Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.
wisdom powerful intelligent
Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius.
peace war aggravation
War is never a solution; it is an aggravation.
leadership people vision
I must follow the people. Am I not their leader?
communication humor intelligent
Be amusing: never tell unkind stories; above all, never tell long ones.
respect character reality
Characters do not change. Opinions alter, but characters are only developed.
mind amusement study
Amusement to an observing mind is study.
inspirational travel journey
Travel teaches toleration.