Never complain, never explain.Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1, Book 2, ch. 2, sec. 1, John Morley, 1903
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Benjamin Disraeli was a British statesman, author, and two-time Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in the 19th century. He is known for his political career, his leadership of the Conservative Party, and for his reform policies that aimed to improve social conditions and strengthen the British Empire.
1804–1881·lived 77 years
Never complain, never explain.Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1, Book 2, ch. 2, sec. 1, John Morley, 1903
One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.
Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think.
Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.
Youth is a blunder; Manhood a struggle, Old Age a regret.Sybil, p. 123, 1845
Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning.Lothair, preface, xvii, 1879
As for our majority... one is enough.Endymion, Ch. 64, 1880
Moderation has been called a virtue to limit the ambition of great men, and to console undistinguished people for their want of fortune and their lack of merit.
Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.Wit and Wisdom of Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield: Collected from His Writings and Speeches, 1886
Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen.The Life of Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield, Vol. 1, p. 123, 1881
Experience is the child of thought, and thought is the child of action.Vivian Grey, bk. 5, ch. 1, 1826
The world is governed by very different personages from what is imagined by those who are not behind the scenes.Coningsby, Or, The New Generation, ed, 1863
Fear makes us feel our humanity.Vivian Grey, 1826
Justice is truth in action.Speech, House of Commons, 1852
I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.The Wondrous Tale of Alroy, 1833
Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.Lothair, 1870
Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.Count Alarcos, 1839
Change is inevitable. Change is constant.Selected Speeches of the Late Right Honourable the Earl of Beaconsfield, ed. T. E. Kebbel, vol. 2, Part 4, p. 487, 1882
Never apologize for showing feeling, my friend. Remember that when you do so, you apologize for truth.Contarini Fleming, 1832
That’s all 19 quotes by Benjamin Disraeli.