If you’re looking for some words of wisdom, you needn’t look any further than Benjamin Disraeli. This great statesman and author had plenty of insightful things to say about life, love, and success. Here are some of our favorite Benjamin Disraeli quotes.
Benjamin Disraeli was born in 1804 to a Sephardic Jewish family in London. At a young age, he showed a talent for writing and public speaking. After a brief stint in the law, Disraeli entered politics and quickly rose through the ranks.
He was twice appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Disraeli was also a prolific writer, authoring novels, biographies, and political tracts. He is considered one of the most influential British politicians of the 19th century. Disraeli died in 1881.
Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
- “The secret to success is constancy of purpose.”
2. “When men are pure, laws are useless; when men are corrupt, laws are broken.”
3. “Patience is a necessary ingredient of genius.”
4. “Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.”
5. “The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.”
6. “Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think.”
7. “Every man has a right to be conceited until he is successful.”
8. “Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius.”
9. “Life is too short to be little.”
10. “Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning.”
Inspiring Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
11. “Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.”
12. “He who gains time gains everything.”
13. “To be conscious that you are ignorant is a great step to knowledge”
14. “Everything comes if a man will only wait.”
15. “Nothing in life is more remarkable than the unnecessary anxiety which we endure, and generally create ourselves.”
16. “There is no education like adversity.”
17. “The best way to become acquainted with a subject is to write about it. ”
18. “Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.”
19. “Silence is the mother of truth.”
20. “Power has only one duty, to secure the social welfare of the people.”
Famous Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
21. “One of the hardest things in this world is to admit you are wrong. And nothing is more helpful in resolving a situation than its frank admission.”
22. “Books are companions even if you don’t open them.”
23. “There are three types of lies – lies, damn lies, and statistics.”
24. “Things must be done by parties, not by persons using parties as tools.”
25. “The greatest good you can do for another is not just share your riches, but to reveal to him his own.”
26. “Man is only great when he acts from passion.”
27. “Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.”
28. “Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember and remember more than I have seen.”
29. “The expected always happens”
30. “What we learn from history is that we do not learn from history”
Though-Provoking Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
31. “Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions; never irresistible but when he appeals to the imagination.”
32. “All is mystery; but he is a slave who will not struggle to penetrate the dark veil.”
33. “What is earnest is not always true; on the contrary, error is often more earnest than truth.”
34. “Nothing can resist a human will that will stake its existence on a purpose”
35. “Political life must be taken as you find it.”
36. “Never apologize, never explain.”
37. “My idea of an agreeable person is a person who agrees with me. ”
38. “Success is the child of audacity.”
39. “The world is governed by very different personages from what is imagined by those who are not behind the scenes.”
40. “Little things affect little minds.”
41. “Ignorance never settles a question.”
42. “Predominant opinions are generally the opinions of the generation that is vanishing.”
43. “Do not read history. Read biography for it is life without theory.”
44. “Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.
45. “The world is a wheel, and it will all come round right.”
46. “Most people die with their music still locked up inside them.”
47. “Justice is truth in action.”
48. “Change is inevitable. Change is constant.”
49. “Upon the education of the people of this country the fate of this country depends.”
50. “Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day; teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime; give a man religion and he will die praying for a fish.”
51. “The magic of first love is our ignorance that it can ever end.”
52. “How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct.”
53. “A consistent man believes in destiny; a capricious man in chance.”
54. “Where knowledge ends, religion begins.”
56. “Experience is the child of thought, and thought is the child of action.”
57. “Man is not the creature of circumstances, circumstances are the creatures of men.”
58. “Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is to know when to forego an advantage.”
59. “To believe in the heroic makes heroes.”
60. “Life is too short to be little. Man is never so manly as when he feels deeply, acts boldly, and expresses himself with frankness and with fervor.”
61. “Talk to people about themselves, and they will listen for hours.”
62. “Never explain. Never complain.”