Benjamin Disraeli ( 10 of 98 )
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.
Debt is a prolific mother of folly and of crime
Debt is a prolific mother of folly and of crime
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.
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.
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.
The Duke of Wellington brought to the post of first minister
immortal fame; a quality of success which would read more
The Duke of Wellington brought to the post of first minister
immortal fame; a quality of success which would almost seem to
include all others.
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.
There are Batavian graces in all he says.
There are Batavian graces in all he says.
His Christianity was muscular.
His Christianity was muscular.
