Quotes by Disraeli, Benjamin

A precedent embalms a principle. >>

Books are fatal: they are the curse of the human race. Nine-tenths of >>

The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportu >>

Quotations about Frankness

The great consolation in life is to say what one thinks. >>

We are franker towards others than towards ourselves. >>

All cruel people describe themselves as paragons of frankness. >>

Frank and explicit--that is the right line to take when you wish to conceal your own mind and confuse the minds of others.

Disraeli, Benjamin