Benjamin Disraeli

Teach us that wealth is not elegance, that profusion is not magnificence, that splendor is not beauty. ”

A man may speak very well in the House of Commons, and fail very completely in the House of Lords. There are two distinct styles requisite: I intend, in the course of my career, if I have time, to give a specimen of both. ”

To supervise people, you must either surpass them in their accomplishments or despise them. ”

Moderation has been called a virtue to limit the ambition of great men, and to console undistinguished people for their want of fortune and their lack of merit. ”

The view of Jerusalem is the history of the world; it is more, it is the history of earth and of heaven. ”

The fool wonders, the wise man asks. ”

Justice is truth in action. ”

Every man has a right to be conceited until he is successful. ”

The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations. ”

You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men. ”