Benjamin Disraeli Quotes

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Ignorance never settles a question.

Benjamin Disraeli (Speech in the House of Commons, 1866)

If a man be gloomy let him keep to himself. No one has the right to go croaking about society, or what is worse, looking as if he stifled grief.

Benjamin Disraeli (The Young Duke, 1831)

Perseverance and tact are the two qualities most valuable for all men who would mount.

Benjamin Disraeli (Endymion, 1880)

Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power.

Benjamin Disraeli

Genius, when young, is divine.

Benjamin Disraeli (Coningsby, 1844)

Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.

Benjamin Disraeli (Count Alarcos, 1839)

Grief is the agony of an instant. The indulgence of grief the blunder of a life.

Benjamin Disraeli (Vivian Grey, 1826)

I do not think you are capricious, and yet the world sometimes says you are.

Benjamin Disraeli (Endymion, 1880)


Benjamin Disraeli Quote: We are all born for love. It is the principle of existence...

We are all born for love. It is the principle of existence, and its only end.

Benjamin Disraeli (Sybil, 1845)

The secret of success is constancy to purpose.

Benjamin Disraeli (Speech at a Banquet in London, 1872)

What we anticipate seldom occurs; but what we least expect generally happens.

Benjamin Disraeli (Henrietta Temple, 1837)

Man is not the creature of circumstances, circumstances are the creatures of men. We are free agents, and man is more powerful than matter.

Benjamin Disraeli (Vivian Grey, 1826)

Something unpleasant is coming when men are anxious to tell the truth.

Benjamin Disraeli (The Young Duke, 1831)

Be amusing: never tell unkind stories; above all, never tell long ones.

Benjamin Disraeli (Quoted in Benjamin Disraeli: An Unconventional Biography, 1903)

As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information.

Benjamin Disraeli (Endymion, 1880)

All is mystery; but he is a slave who will not struggle to penetrate the dark veil.

Benjamin Disraeli (Contarini Fleming, 1832)

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Benjamin Disraeli Biography

Born: December 21, 1804
Died: April 19, 1881

Benjamin Disraeli was a British Prime Minister and writer. He was well-known for his literature and social figure during his time.

Notable Works

Vivian Grey (1826)
The Young Duke (1831)
Contarini Fleming (1832)
The Rise of Iskander (1833)
The Wondrous Tale of Alroy (1833)
Henrietta Temple (1837)
Coningsby (1844)
Sybil (1845)
Lothair (1870)
Endymion (1880)

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