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
Benjamin Disraeli quotes about
wise wisdom passion
Man is only great when he acts from passion.
inspirational perseverance determination
I have brought myself, by long meditation, to the conviction that a human being with a settled purpose must accomplish it, and that nothing can resist a will which will stake even existence upon its fulfillment.
inspirational children positive-thinking
Experience is the child of thought, and thought is the child of action.
funny witty truth
There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.
inspirational life motivational
Man is not the creature of circumstances, circumstances are the creatures of men. We are free agents, and man is more powerful than matter.
inspirational intelligent enthusiasm-for-life
Every production of genius must be the production of enthusiasm.
time ethos forget
I never deny. I never contradict. I sometimes forget.
inspirational travel memorable
Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen.
class community protection
To tax the community for the advantage of a class is not protection: it is plunder.
believe eye people
The world is governed by personalities very different to what people that cannot see further than their eyes, believe
adventure vacation adventurous
Adventures are to the adventurous.
inspirational wise wisdom
The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations.
inspirational hope planning
I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.
writing way subjects
The best way to become acquainted with a subject is to write about it.