Benjamin Disraeli ( 10 of 98 )
He thinks posterity is a pack-horse, always ready to be loaded.
He thinks posterity is a pack-horse, always ready to be loaded.
Youth is the trustee of prosperity.
Youth is the trustee of prosperity.
Debt is a prolific mother of folly and of crime.
Debt is a prolific mother of folly and of crime.
Worry -- a God, invisible but omnipotent. It steals the bloom from the cheek and lightness from the pulse; it read more
Worry -- a God, invisible but omnipotent. It steals the bloom from the cheek and lightness from the pulse; it takes away the appetite, and turns the hair gray.
Candor is the brightest gem of criticism.
Candor is the brightest gem of criticism.
Mediocrity can talk; but it is for genius to observe
Mediocrity can talk; but it is for genius to observe
Tact is the intelligence of the heart
Tact is the intelligence of the heart
Debt is a prolific mother of folly and of crime
Debt is a prolific mother of folly and of crime
Frank and explicit--that is the right line to take when you wish to conceal your own mind and confuse the read more
Frank and explicit--that is the right line to take when you wish to conceal your own mind and confuse the minds of others.
Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius.
Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius.