Benjamin Disraeli

"I have discovered the art of deceiving diplomats. Speak the truth."

"The microbe is so very small, you cannot make him out at all."

"Great nations are never conquered from without until they have destroyed themselves within."

"One secret of success in life is for a man to regard his vocation as a holy calling."

"Where can we find greater security than in our own hearts?"

"Memory is the treasury and guardian of all things."

"The beauty of a woman must be felt, not merely seen."

"Patience is the companion of wisdom."

"Man is made to adore and to obey; but if you will not command him, if you give him nothing to worship, he will fashion his own divinities."

"There is no gambling like politics."

"The monotony of the world at present astonishes me."

"Whether you sink or swim is not my concern."

"Every production of genius must be the production of enthusiasm."

"Silence is the best ornament of a woman."

"A consistent man believes in destiny, a capricious man in chance."

"The feeling of friendship is like that of being comfortably filled with roast beef."

"Beware of the man who will not engage in idle conversation; he is planning something."

"The best security for civilization is culture."

"Practice makes perfect."

"Grief is the price we pay for love."

"Few men achieve success and remain satisfied with achievement alone."

"The art of reading is in great part that of acquiring a better understanding of life."

"Circumstances are beyond the control of man; but his conduct is in his own power."

"A man may speak very well in the House of Commons, and fail very completely in the House of Lords."

"The greatest good you can do another is to share your wisdom."

"Life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale."

"To achieve greatness, one must first believe in oneself."

"A dark and stormy knight."

"The soul without imagination is what an observatory would be without a telescope."

"I am a believer in the creed of nationalism and I am against imperialism."