Benjamin Disraeli ( 10 of 98 )
To get to know a country, you must have direct contact with the
earth. It's futile to gaze at read more
To get to know a country, you must have direct contact with the
earth. It's futile to gaze at the world through a car window.
Debt is a prolific mother of folly and of crime
Debt is a prolific mother of folly and of crime
Candor is the brightest gem of criticism
Candor is the brightest gem of criticism
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.
Nurture your mind with great thoughts; to believe in the heroic makes heroes.
Nurture your mind with great thoughts; to believe in the heroic makes heroes.
There are Batavian graces in all he says.
There are Batavian graces in all he says.
His Christianity was muscular.
His Christianity was muscular.
It is circumstances (difficulties) which show what men are.
It is circumstances (difficulties) which show what men are.
The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example.
The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example.
The noble Lord (Stanley) was the Prince Rupert to the
Parliamentary army--his valour did not always serve his own read more
The noble Lord (Stanley) was the Prince Rupert to the
Parliamentary army--his valour did not always serve his own
cause.
