1804-1881, British Statesman, Prime Minister
The best security for civilization is the dwelling, and upon properly appointed and becoming dwellings depends, more than anything else, the improvement of mankind.
Benjamin Disraeli – [Humankind]
The disappointment of manhood succeeds the delusion of youth.
Benjamin Disraeli – [Age and Aging]
The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own.
Benjamin Disraeli – [Friends and Friendship]
The health of the people is really the foundation upon which all their happiness and all their powers as a state depend.
Benjamin Disraeli – [Health]
The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example.
Benjamin Disraeli – [Heroes and Heroism]
The magic of first love is our ignorance that it can never end.
Benjamin Disraeli – [Love]
The more you are talked about the less powerful you are.
Benjamin Disraeli – [Speakers and Speaking]
The people of England are the most enthusiastic in the world.
Benjamin Disraeli – [Enthusiasm]
The pursuit of science leads only to the insoluble.
Benjamin Disraeli – [Science and Scientists]
The question is this — Is man an ape or an angel? My Lord, I am on the side of the angels. I repudiate with indignation and abhorrence these new fanged theories.
Benjamin Disraeli – [Evolution]
The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.
Benjamin Disraeli – [Preparation]
The secret of success is consistency of purpose.
Benjamin Disraeli – [Success]
The secret to success is constancy to purpose.
Benjamin Disraeli – [Purpose]
The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians.
Benjamin Disraeli – [Politicians and Politics]
The Youth of a Nation are the trustees of posterity.
Benjamin Disraeli – [Youth]
There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.
Benjamin Disraeli – [Statistics]
There can be economy only where there is efficiency.
Benjamin Disraeli – [Economy and Economics]
There is no education like adversity.
Benjamin Disraeli – [Education]
There is no gambling like politics. Nothing in which the power of circumstance is more evident.
Benjamin Disraeli – [Politicians and Politics]
There is no greater index of character so sure as the voice.
Benjamin Disraeli – [Character]
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