"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."
― Benjamin Disraeli
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― Benjamin Disraeli
More From Benjamin Disraeli
- "King Louis Philippe once said to me that he attributed the great success of the British nation in political life to their talking politics after dinner."
- "Conservatism discards Prescription, shrinks from Principle, disavows Progress; having rejected all respect for antiquity, it offers no redress for the present, and makes no preparation for the future."
- "Read no history: nothing but biography, for that is life without theory."
More In Great
- "These are not dark days: these are great days – the greatest days our country has ever lived."― Winston Churchill
- "Well every moment, every project is different. I took a very slow approach to acting, trying to really work with people I could learn from. And I got something different out of each experience."― Mark Wahlberg
- "Great love affairs start with Champagne and end with tisane."― Honore de Balzac