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Benjamin Disraeli
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Benjamin Disraeli
Age: 76 †
Born: 1804
Born: December 21
Died: 1881
Died: April 19
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Former Leader Of The House Of Commons
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London
England
1st Earl of Beaconsfield Benjamin Disraeli
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The character of a woman rapidly develops after marriage, and sometimes seems to change, when in fact it is only complete.
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Candor is the brightest gem of criticism.
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The services in wartime are fit only for desperadoes, but in peace are only fit for fools.
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Conservatism... offers no redress for the present, and makes no preparation for the future.
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The press is not only free, it is powerful. That power is ours. It is the proudest that man can enjoy. It was not granted by monarchs, it was not gained for us by aristocracies but it sprang from the people, and, with an immortal instinct, it has always worked for the people.
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Enthusiasm is the breath of genius.
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The enterprise of America precedes that of Europe, as the industry of England precedes that of the rest of Europe.
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And it is a singular truth that, though a man may shake off national habits, accent, manner of thinking, style of dress,--though he may become perfectly identified with another nation, and speak its language well, perhaps better than his own,--yet never can he succeed in changing his handwriting to a foreign style.
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A female friend, amiable, clever, and devoted, is a possession more valuable than parks and palaces and without such a muse, few men can succeed in life, none be contented.
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