Inspirational Quotes

Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.

Benjamin Disraeli Quotes

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Hope Morality Rebuilding Reflection Resilience We moralize among ruins.

Decadence Modernity Society London is a modern Babylon.

Health Mind Power Worry Worry - a God, invisible but omnipotent. It steals the bloom from the cheek and lightness from the pulse; it takes away the appetite, and turns the hair gray.

Hope Preparation I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.

Character Idealism Moral Integrity Perfection Reputation William Gladstone has not a single redeeming defect.

Consensus Group Dynamics Majority Repartee A majority is always better than the best repartee.

Accountability Irony Leadership Populism I must follow the people. Am I not their leader?

Flattery Power Dynamics Strategy Everyone likes flattery; and when you come to Royalty you should lay it on with a trowel.

Action Ethics Justice Moral Integrity Truth Justice is truth in action.

Expectation Preparedness Surprise Unpredictability What we anticipate seldom occurs: but what we least expect generally happens.

Individuality Influence Power Strength As for our majority... one is enough.

Importance Politics In politics nothing is contemptible.

Conflict Peace Resolution War War is never a solution; it is an aggravation.

High Stakes Power Dynamics Risk Uncertainty Unpredictability There is no gambling like politics.

Authenticity Courage Fulfillment Integrity Passion 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.

Governance Interdependence Social Justice Stability The palace is not safe when the cottage is not happy.

Impact Opportunity Proactivity We should never lose an occasion. Opportunity is more powerful even than conquerors and prophets.

Conflict Identity Loyalty Principle Damn your principles! Stick to your party.

Belief Deception Sincerity Truth What is earnest is not always true; on the contrary, error is often more earnest than truth.

Discernment Literature Truth Nine-tenths of the existing books are nonsense and the clever books are the refutation of that nonsense.

Criticism Government Irony That fatal drollery called a representative government.

Belief Great Thoughts Heroism Mindset Nurture your minds with great thoughts. To believe in the heroic makes heroes.

Comparison Prioritization Sacrifice Truth Value Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.

Character Self-Expression Voice There is no greater index of character so sure as the voice.

Adaptability Career Focus Communication Styles Duality A man may speak very well in the House of Commons, and fail very completely in the House of Lords. There are two distinct styles requisite: I intend, in the course of my career, if I have time, to give a specimen of both.

Accuracy Clarity Criticism Discipline Understanding How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct.

Opportunity Preparation Readiness Timing The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.

Humility Ignorance Limited Knowledge Mistake Self-awareness He was distinguished for ignorance; for he had only one idea, and that was wrong.

Foreign Affairs Indifference National Identity Perception The very phrase 'foreign affairs' makes an Englishman convinced that I am about to treat of subjects with which he has no concern.

Greatness Passion Man is only great when he acts from passion.