Benjamin Disraeli
One of the great British politicians of the nineteenth century, Disraeli served twice as Tory Prime Minister (1868 and 1874 - 1880) and was also a prominent figure in opposition. He is most famous today for the bitter hatred between himself and his political rival William Gladstone. He enjoyed the favour of Queen Victoria, who shared his dislike of Gladstone. His most significant political achievements are the 1867 Reform Act, in which he was instrumental, and the creation of the modern Conservative Party, with which he is credited. His literary career was greatly overshadowed by his parliamentary ambitions ('climbing the greasy pole'), but includes both romances and political novels.
“Sikap yang layak dan tenggang rasa terhadap orang-orang lain merupakan dua sifat utama seorang yang bijak.”
Benjamin Disraeli
“Upon the education of the people of this country the fate of this country depends.”
Benjamin Disraeli
“Life is too short to be little.”
Benjamin Disraeli
“Kita dilahirkan untuk mencintai sesama.Itulah prinsip keberadaan kita di dunia ini dan tujuan satu-satunya. ”
Benjamin Disraeli
“Most people die with their music still locked up inside them.”
Benjamin Disraeli
“Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember and remember more than I have seen.”
Benjamin Disraeli
“Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think.”
Benjamin Disraeli
“A canter is the cure for all evil.”
Benjamin Disraeli
“Youth is a blunder; manhood a struggle; old age a regret.”
Benjamin Disraeli
“As a rule, he or she who has the most information will have the greatest success in life.”
Benjamin Disraeli
“The magic of first love is our ignorance that it can ever end.”
Benjamin Disraeli
“Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.”
Benjamin Disraeli
“Do not read history. Read biography for it is life without theory.”
Benjamin Disraeli
“The greatest good you can do for another is not just share your riches, but to reveal to him his own.”
Benjamin Disraeli
“How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct.”
Benjamin Disraeli
“Experience is the child of thought, and thought is the child of action.”
Benjamin Disraeli
“When men are pure, laws are useless; when men are corrupt, laws are broken.”
Benjamin Disraeli
“Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.”
Benjamin Disraeli
“Ignorance never settles a question.”
Benjamin Disraeli
“My idea of an agreeable person is a person who agrees with me. ”
Benjamin Disraeli
“There are three types of lies -- lies, damn lies, and statistics.”
Benjamin Disraeli
“All is mystery; but he is a slave who will not struggle to penetrate the dark veil.”
Benjamin Disraeli