Benjamin Disraeli


     Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.

     I must follow the people. Am I not their leader?

     If you're not very clever, you should be conciliatory.

     Once at a social gathering, Gladstone said to Disraeli, "I predict, Sir, that you will die either by hanging or of some vile disease".
     Disraeli replied, "That all depends, sir, upon whether I embrace your principles or your mistress."

     The difference between a misfortune and a calamity? If Gladstone fell into the Thames, it would be a misfortune. But if someone dragged him out again, it would be a calamity.

     There are three kinds of lies: Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics.

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