Benjamin Disraeli

"A man's real worth is not measured by his possessions but by the magnitude of his personality."

"All the evils of civilization spring from the failure of the individual to realize his own potential."

"There is no education like adversity."

"Talent is a miner that must work in the dark and in the dust."

"The greatest art consists in being truly sensible of the value of every moment."

"I have always appreciated those who say what they mean."

"The magic of existence is in its mystery."

"Every minute lost is a minute of life that can never be recovered."

"There is a great deal of corruption in the world, and it must be addressed by moral courage."

"To imagine oneself to be perfect is to lose the capacity to improve."

"A man who has no office to go to does not know how hard he has to work."

"The first duty of society is justice."

"Refinement creates beauty through the elimination of the superfluous."

"Time and experience have convinced me that a very few things are necessary in life."

"In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes, to which I add uncertainty."

"The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age."

"Imagination is more important in matters of policy and practice than in matters of theory."

"I must confess that I sometimes mistrust my own judgment."

"A man who is always ready to believe what he is told will never do well."

"Nations are not ruined by one mortal thing, they are ruined by a succession of them."

"The man who thinks he has no defects is a fool."

"I have always found that the most fruitful years of my life have been those of greatest sorrow."

"To live is to think."

"Success is the child of audacity."

"The generous man should preserve a certain fastidiousness."

"A system that does not recognize the rights of individuals will not endure."

"Genius does what it must, and talent does what it can."

"There is no index of character so sure as the voice."

"I desire the company of a man who could sympathize with me, whose eyes would reply to mine."

"The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all."