Predominant opinions are generally the opinions of the generation that is vanishing.Benjamin Disraeli
Propriety of manners and consideration for others are the two main characteristics of a gentleman.Benjamin Disraeli
Teach us that wealth is not elegance, that profusion is not magnificence, that splendor is not beauty.Benjamin Disraeli
The author who speaks about his own books is almost as bad as a mother who talks about her own children.Benjamin Disraeli
The best security for civilization is the dwelling, and upon properly appointed and becoming dwellings depends, more than anything else, the improvement of mankind.Benjamin Disraeli
The delight of opening a new pursuit, or a new course of reading, imparts the vivacity and novelty of youth even to old age.Benjamin Disraeli
The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches, but to reveal to him his own.Benjamin Disraeli
The health of the people is really the foundation upon which all their happiness and all their powers as a state depend.Benjamin Disraeli
The more extensive a man's knowledge of what has been done, the greater will be his power of knowing what to do.Benjamin Disraeli
The question is this: Is man an ape or an angel? I, my lords, am on the side of the angels.Benjamin Disraeli
The secret to success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.Benjamin Disraeli
