Inspirational and Motivational Quotes by Benjamin Disraeli

June 20, 2010 by Gerber  
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Here are some inspiring and motivating quotes by Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881). Disraeli was a British Prime Minister, parliamentarian, Conservative statesman and literary figure (source: Wikipedia). Enjoy!

“How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct.”

“The fool wonders, the wise man asks.”

“Diligence is the mother of good fortune.”

“I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.”

“There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.”

“One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.”

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

“Little things affect little minds.”

“Justice is truth in action.”

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

“Man is not the creature of circumstances, circumstances are the creatures of men. We are free agents, and man is more powerful than matter.”

“The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own.”

“The more extensive a man’s knowledge of what has been done, the greater will be his power of knowing what to do.”

“My idea of an agreeable person is a person who agrees with me.”

“When men are pure, laws are useless; when men are corrupt, laws are broken.”

“Nurture your mind with great thoughts; to believe in the heroic makes heroes.”

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