Benjamin Disraeli
British prime minister and novelist, 1804-1881
36 quotes.
Quotes by Benjamin Disraeli
- A book may be as great a thing as a battle.
- A great man is one who affects the mind of his generation.
- Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.
- All my successes have been built on my failures.
- Circumstances are beyond the control of man, but his conduct is in his own power.
- Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.
- Great men should think of opportunity, and not of time. Time is the excuse of feeble and puzzled spirits.
- Grief is the agony of an instant; the indulgence of grief the blunder of a life.
- I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.
- 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 that will stake even existence for its fulfilment.
- Ignorance never settles a question.
- It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.
- Life is not dated merely by years. Events are sometimes the best calendar. There are epochs in our existence which can not be ascertained by a formal appeal to the registry.
- Life is too short to be little
- Man is not the creature of circumstances; circumstances are the creatures of men.
- Man is not the creature of circumstances; circumstances are the creatures of men. We are free agents, and man is more powerful than matter.
- Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is to know when to forego an advantage.
- Nurture your mind with great thoughts. To believe in the heroic makes heroes.
- One of the hardest things in this world is to admit you are wrong. And nothing is more helpful in resolving a situation than its frank admission.
- Patience is a necessary ingredient of genius.
- Perseverance and tact are the two great qualities most valuable for all men who would mount, but especially for those who have to step out of the crowd.
- Religion should be the rule of life, not a casual incident in it.
- Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning.
- Success is a product of unremitting attention to purpose.
- Success is the child of audacity.
- The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own.
- The legacy of heroes--the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example.
- The more extensive a man's knowledge of what has been done, the greater will be his power of knowing what to do.
- The secret of success in life, is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.
- The secret of success is constancy of purpose.
- Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.
- To be conscious that you are ignorant is a great step to knowledge.
- We make our fortunes, and we call them fate.
- We should never lose an occasion. Opportunity is more powerful even than conquerors and prophets.
- There is no education like adversity.
- Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think.