Benjamin Disraeli

"Man is made not to be put in a museum and kept at a certain temperature."

"The spirit of improvement is not the spirit of contentment."

"All is race; there is no other truth."

"Knowledge must not be hoarded; it must be shared."

"What is the world but a stage for the display of human nature?"

"Adventure is worthwhile."

"A man who masters patience will master anything."

"The pursuit of peace resembles the pursuit of happiness."

"No person should be considered beautiful until they have shown their character."

"The most profound thinking emerges from solitude."

"A man may speak very well in the Commons but fail in the Lords."

"Upon the education of the people of this country the fate of this country depends."

"There is no education like adversity."

"A leader should inspire hope, not despair."

"The government of nations requires wisdom and virtue."

"To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance."

"I have always thought that action expresses priorities."

"The more extensive a man's knowledge of what has been done, the greater his power of doing what ought to be done."

"Memory is the mother of all wisdom."

"Genius is passion, or not at all."

"One man's poison is another man's meat."

"The tongue is placed between the teeth for a reason."

"The secret of getting ahead is getting started."

"I am armed with more than complete steel—the justice of my quarrel."

"Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others."

"The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions."

"Work without hope draws nectar in a sieve."

"Life is too short to be little."

"The fact that a man is surrounded by admirers does not mean he is happy."

"Where there is patience, there is freedom."