Quotes by Disraeli, Benjamin

Man is more powerful than matter. >>

An author who speaks about his own books is almost as bad as a mother >>

Read no history: nothing but biography, for that is life without theor >>

Quotations about Reason

Reason is the wise man's guide, example the fool's. >>

Reasoning draws a conclusion, but does not make the conclusion certain >>

It was not reason that besieged Troy; it was not reason that sent fort >>

It was not reason that besieged Troy; it was not reason that sent forth the Saracen from the desert to conquer the world; that inspired the crusades; that instituted the monastic orders; it was not reason that produced the Jesuits; above all, it was not reason that created the French Revolution. Man is only great when he acts from the passions; never irresistible but when he appeals to the imagination.

Disraeli, Benjamin