Benjamin Disraeli Intelligent Quotations

To be conscious that you are ignorant of the facts is a great step to knowledge.

Be amusing: never tell unkind stories; above all, never tell long ones.

Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius.

As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information.

Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power.

Every production of genius must be the production of enthusiasm.

Mediocrity can talk, but it is for genius to observe.

You will find as you grow older that courage is the rarest of all qualities to be found in public life.

A consistent soul believes in destiny, a capricious one in chance.

Great services are not canceled by one act or by one single error.

A precedent embalms a principle.

Diligence is the mother of good fortune.

Bore: one who has the power of speech but not the capacity for conversation.

Change is inevitable. Change is constant.

The fool wonders, the wise man asks.

Ignorance never settles a question.