Benjamin Disraeli

"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics."

— Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881)

"Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think."

— Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881)

"Governments do not govern, but merely control the machinery of government, being themselves controlled by the hidden hand."

— Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881)

“Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.”

— Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881)

“When men are pure, laws are useless; when men are corrupt, laws are broken.”

— Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881)

“The best way to become acquainted with a subject is to write about it. ”

— Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881)

“To be conscious that you are ignorant is a great step to knowledge”

— Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881)

“The secret to success is constancy of purpose.”

— Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881)

“The European talks of progress because by the aid of a few scientific discoveries he has established a society which has mistaken comfort for civilisation.”

— Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881)

“Youth is a blunder; manhood a struggle; old age a regret.”

— Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881)

“The most dangerous strategy is to jump a chasm in two leaps.”

— Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881)

"Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day; teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime; give a man religion and he will die praying for a fish."

— Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881)

"Success is a product of unremitting attention to purpose."

— Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881)

"The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations."

— Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881)

"A university should be a place of light, of liberty, and of learning"

— Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881)