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On the birthday of an outstanding political figure, the editors of the Fancy Journal picked up his best sayings.

Benjamin Disraeli is a writer and Prime Minister of Great Britain, whose scale of personality is difficult to overestimate. Undeservedly found himself in the shadow of his "political heir" Winston Churchill, he showed not hefty courage and adventurism in each of his undertakings. And this despite the fact that the origin of the future statesman hardly guaranteed him high ministerial posts. Benjamin was born into a wealthy Jewish family d'Israeli, at the age of 17 he changed his surname to a more neutral Disraeli and set off on an independent voyage. Before entering politics, the young man successfully realized himself in the literary field. In 1828, his debut novel, Vivian Grey, was published, the main character of which was a young dandy. The novel was favorably received in the secular society of London, but after the origin of the author was revealed, he was immediately boycotted. The purposeful Briton, ignoring criticism, continued his writing activity, writing a dozen more books, the pages of which he used to promote his own social and political views.

Queen Victoria and Benjamin Disraeli

He managed to get into parliament (from the Tory party) in 1837. Here he not only actively spoke, fiercely defending his point of view, but also continued to use his literary talent: the politician wrote reports on parliamentary sessions in an easy, journalistic manner and sent them to Queen Victoria. Easily stepping over the next rung of the career ladder - the position of Chancellor of the Exchequer - in 1868, Disraeli became Prime Minister of Great Britain. A consistent imperialist, whose nationalist views were quite radical even by those standards, in 1875 he acquired a controlling stake in the Suez Canal from Egypt without the sanction of Parliament, and a year later he proclaimed Queen Victoria Empress of India. Benjamin retired in 1880. A year later, the politician died.

“Experience is the child of thought, and thought is the child of action. We can't study people from books."

“I deeply respect the institution of marriage, and therefore I have always believed that every woman should be married, and every man should remain a bachelor.”

"Dull person: one who has the gift of speech but no ability to speak."

"Variety is the mother of pleasure."

“Two nations between which there is neither connection nor sympathy; who also do not know the habits, thoughts and feelings of each other, as the inhabitants of different planets; who bring up children in different ways, eat different foods, teach different manners; who live under different laws… rich and poor.”

"Man is truly great only when he is led by passions."

"More than love, only money excites."

"Typically, the one with the best information is the most successful."

“When we are right, we often doubt, but we are usually wrong with complete certainty.”

"Small things breed small people."

"Frankness and certainty - that's what you need if you want to hide your own thoughts and confuse others."

"Mistakes of youth are necessary for victories and success in middle and older age."

“All intelligent people profess the same religion. What? Smart people never talk about it."

"Faith in heroism creates heroes."

"The one on whose side the majority is always resourceful and smart."

DISRAELI, Benjamin

From 1876 Earl of Beaconsfield

(Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield, 1804–1881), British politician and writer,

prime minister in 1868, 1874–1880

Man is not a creature of circumstances. Circumstances are created by man.

The novel "Vivian Gray" (1826), book. VI, ch. 7

Zaimovsky, p. 375

Probably a paraphrase of the saying of Herodotus: “Circumstances (accidents) rule people, not people rule circumstances” (“History”, VII, 49). ? Harbottle T. B. Dictionary of Quotations (classical). – New York, 1958, p. 313; Herodotus, p. 329.

Yes, I am a Jew, and when my esteemed opponent's ancestors were cruel savages on an unknown island, my ancestors were priests in Solomon's temple.

It was as if Disraeli answered the Irish politician Daniel O'Connell, who, speaking in Dublin in the spring of 1835, called him a descendant of an unrepentant thief crucified with Christ. ? Stevenson, p. 1269; Trukhanovsky V. G. Benjamin Disraeli. - M., 1993, p. 134. This statement appeared in the American press no later than 1892? Shapiro, p. 208.

This answer is apocryphal, although in a letter to O'Connell Disraeli actually called him a savage and challenged him to a duel. A few years later, Disraeli declared to English high society that the certificate for the most ancient cultural origin could only be given to the tribe of Israel, and that he himself was of much more ancient origin than the English aristocrats. ? Morua A. Life of Disraeli. - M., 2001, p. 99, 156.

Continental Europe will not allow England to become the workshop of the world.

About Northern Europe as "the workshop of the human race" ("humani generis officinam", lat.) was already mentioned in Charles Montesquieu's treatise On the Spirit of the Laws (1748). ? Dep. ed. - M., 1999, p. 239, 601 (book XVII, ch. 5). Montesquieu referred to the early medieval chronicler Jordanes, who, however, spoke only of the "workshop (forge) of the tribes." (I-14a).

The novel "Coningsby" (1844), book. II, ch. 1

Knowles, p. 269

Healthy conservative government<…>[it is] conservative people and liberal means. // …Tory men and Whig measures.

Ibid, II, 6

Knowles, p. 270

“The main thing is not people, but means” (Ch-52).

The privileged estates and the people constitute two nations.The novel "Sybil, or Two Nations" (1845), book. IV, ch. 8

Knowles, p. 270

"... two states hostile to each other: one - the poor, the other - the rich" (P-66).

The youth of the nation is the guardian of its future.

Ibid, VI, 13

Knowles, p. 270

Perhaps from here: "The future belongs to the youth."

The honorable gentleman overtook the Whigs while bathing and carried off their clothes.

Speech in the House of Commons 28 Feb. 1845

About the Prime Minister, conservative Robert Peel, who advocated the freedom of trade in grain, that is, "intercepted" the main slogan of the Whig program. Disraeli's expression has entered political language.

Conservative rule is organized hypocrisy.Speech in the House of Commons, 17 March 1845

Justice is truth in action. // Justice is truth in action.

Speech in the House of Commons 11 Feb. 1851

Disraeli, in essence, quoted the French moralist writer Joseph Joubert (1754-1824) (Thoughts, no. 203). ? Maloux, p. 298; Stevenson, p. 1285.

England does not like coalitions.

The English people are never so great as in times of trouble. // The English nation is never so great as in adversity.

Pearson H Dizzy. – London, 1952, p. 193;

millamber.co.uk/Bookcase/Quotes/Quotesinsert

Speech in the House of Commons 28 Feb. 1859

Beware of this man - he says what he thinks!

After a conversation with O. von Bismarck in London (late June - early July 1862), in which Bismarck outlined his plan for the unification of Germany under the leadership of Prussia. ? Ludwig E. Bismarck. - M., 1999, p. 156; Pearson H Dizzy. – London, 1952, p. 217.

“He is a dangerous person – he really believes what he says” (M-106).

The Party is organized public opinion.

No political assassination has changed the course of history.Speech in the House of Commons, 1 May 1865

In a progressive country, change is inevitable. Change is a constant.

I climbed to the top of the soapy pillar.

Feb 27 1868, in response to congratulations on his appointment as prime minister. Quoted in W. Fraser's Disraeli and His Day (1891). ? History in Quotations, p. 654; Pearson H Dizzy. – London, 1952, p. 173.

We, writers, empress...

In Conversations with Queen Victoria (since 1868). Disraeli gave the queen his novels, and she gave him Pages from the Diary of Life in Scotland. ? Pearson H Dizzy. – London, 1952, p. 178.

* The jewel in the crown of the British Empire. // The Jewel in the Crown of the British Empire.

The expression goes back to Disraeli's "The Preservation of the Empire" speech, read at a Conservative banquet at the Crystal Palace in London on June 24, 1872: "It has been proved to us [by the Liberals] that we have lost money in our colonies. We were shown with mathematical precision that none of the jewels of the English crown cost us so much as the possession of India. ? en.wikisource.org/wiki/Th eMaintenance o fEmpire; content.grin.com/data/20/66571.pdf.

I never deny, never object, sometimes I forget.

Lord Esher about his conversations with Queen Victoria. ? Jay, p. 121.

I'm dead; dead, but in the Champs Elysees.

Feb 8 1876, after first visit to the House of Lords as Earl of Beaconsfield ? Pearson H Dizzy. – London, 1952, p. 239.

Tomorrow he would put on a turban if he could build the Kremlin on the Bosporus.

About Alexander II at the height of the "Eastern Crisis" (c. 1876). ? Pearson H Dizzy. – London, 1952, p. 235.

Cosmopolitan critics, friends of every country but their own.

This meant the liberals (Whigs), who during the Eastern Crisis supported the Balkan Slavs against the Ottoman Empire.

"A patriot of the entire globe ..." (K-22).

…Imperium and Libertas[Empire and Freedom, lat.]. It would be a good program for the British government.

The formula goes back to Cicero and Tacitus. In Cicero: “imperium ac libertas” (“power [power] and freedom”) (“Against Catiline”, IV, 11, 24. ? Cicero-93, 1:330. In Tacitus: “Nerva brought together things hitherto incompatible - principate and freedom” (“Agricola”, 3) ? Tacitus, p. 425. Then in F. Bacon: “imperium et libertatem" - "government and liberty" ("On the Prosperity of the Sciences", 1605).? Gefl. Worte-01, S. 360.

Wed also a verse attributed to the Athenian legislator Solon: "I combined coercion with the law" (Plutarch, Solon, 15). ? Rogue-94, 1:191.

The key to India is not Herat or Kandahar. The key to India is London.

Pearson H Dizzy. – London, 1952, p. 275

Regarding the decision to withdraw British troops from Kandahar (Afghanistan). The expression "the key to India is London" was suggested by the Russian ambassador, Prince Alexei Borisovich Lobanov-Rostovsky (1824-1896), with whom Disraeli spoke the day before. ? Palmer, p. 69.

Nothing to explain and nothing to blame. // Never explain, never complain.

Given in the book. J. Morley "Life of William Gladstone" (1903). ? Jay, p. 121.

To hell with principles! Hold on to the party!

It was as if Disraeli responded to the novelist and politician Edward Bulwer-Lytton, who declared that his principles did not allow him to vote for a government bill. ? Jay, p. 121; Zaimovsky, p. 197.

I don't want to go down in history with grammatical errors.

March 31, 1881, correcting his last speech for verbatim record. ? Jay, p. 124. 19 Apr. Disraeli is dead.

Palaces cannot be safe where huts are unhappy.

Attributed. ? Jay, p. 122.

"Peace to huts, war to palaces" (Sh-6).

The Lord deals with the nations as they deal with the Jews.

Attributed to Disraeli in W. Churchill's article "Zionism vs. Bolshevism: The Struggle for the Soul of the Jewish People" (The Illustrated Sunday Herald, Feb. 8, 1920). ? skrewdriver.net/struggle. Perhaps this is a paraphrase of a Bible verse quoted in one of Disraeli's speeches: "I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse those who curse you" (Genesis 12:3). ? qubit. org/people/david/index.php?path=Questions.

There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics. // ...Lies, damned lies and statistics.

Mark Twain's "Chapter from an Autobiography" (1907) refers to Disraeli; in Twain's diary (Venice, April 1904) as "a remark attributed to Disraeli". ? en. wikipedia.org/wiki/Lies%2C_damned_lies%2C_and_statistics.

The expression "lies, damned lies and statistics" appeared in print no later than 1892, and in 1895 it was quoted by the British politician Leonard Courtney (1832-1918) with reference to the "wise statesman", speaking in the state of New York. Two years later Courtney became chairman of the Royal Statistical Society. ? Keyes, p. 123; york.ac.uk/depts/maths/histstat/lies.

If Mr. Gladstone falls into the Thames, it will be an accident. But if they pull him out of there, it will already be a misfortune.

An apocryphal answer to the question of the difference between accident and misfortune. ? MacHale D. Wit. – London, 1996.

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If not for the Church, no one would know about the Jews.

All life is a jump. There is no other truth.

Do nothing and "snatch" more - this is our ideal from a boy to a statesman.

When I want to read a book, I write it.

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We are all born for love, this is the principle of existence and its only purpose.

Youth is a delusion, mature age is a struggle, old age is regret.

Variety is the mother of pleasure.

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Ignorance can never solve any issue.

There is no better teacher than misfortune.

The highest possible stage of moral culture is when we realize that we are able to control our thoughts.

Suggestions of conscience in connection with repentance and a sense of duty are the most important difference between man and animal.

Justice is justice in action.

A person is truly great only when he is led by passions.

Actions don't always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.

Everything comes to him who knows how to wait.

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If it is profitable to remember, no one will be forgotten.

From the struggle that rages in nature, from hunger, from death, the highest result that can be imagined directly follows - the formation of higher animals. How great is this picture: here is life with its various manifestations, which the Creator initially breathed into only one or a few forms - and now, while our planet rotates according to the unchanging law of gravity, from such a simple beginning, countless most beautiful forms have arisen, developed and continue to develop.

Colonies do not cease to be colonies because they become independent.

It seems to many that our offspring is a pack animal that is ready to take on any burden.

It takes iron nerves to be friendly every day with the same person.

Never complain or explain anything to anyone.

Precedent perpetuates principle.

The greatest misfortune that has befallen man is the invention of the printing press.

Free trade is not a principle, but a means to an end.

It's darkest in the predawn hour.

The one on whose side the majority is always resourceful and smart.

Quotes. Benjamin Disraeli

"Justice is truth in action." Benjamin Disraeli
"Justice is truth in action." Benjamin Disraeli

“I never denied. I never disagree. I sometimes forget." Benjamin Disraeli
“I never deny. I never contradict. I forget sometimes." Benjamin Disraeli

"Success is the child of audacity." Benjamin Disraeli
1) "Success is a child of courage." Benjamin Disraeli
2) "Success is a child of insolence." Benjamin Disraeli
3) "Success is the child of impudence." Benjamin Disraeli

"The secret of success is constancy to purpose." Benjamin Disraeli
"The secret of success is constancy of purpose." Benjamin Disraeli

"As a general rule the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information." Benjamin Disraeli
“As a rule, the most successful person in life is the person who has the best information.” Benjamin Disraeli

"The best way to become acquainted with a subject is to write a book about it." Benjamin Disraeli
"The best way to get to know a subject is to write a book about it." Benjamin Disraeli

“Nurture your minds with great thoughts. To believe in the heroic makes heroes." Benjamin Disraeli
“Feed your minds with great thoughts. Belief in the heroic creates heroes." Benjamin Disraeli

"Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power." Benjamin Disraeli
"Circumstances are beyond the control of man, but our conduct is in our own power." Benjamin Disraeli

"One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes." Benjamin Disraeli
"One of the secrets of success in life for a man is to be prepared for his opportunity when it comes." Benjamin Disraeli

"I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best." Benjamin Disraeli
"I've prepared for the worst, but I'm hoping for the best." Benjamin Disraeli

“Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.” Benjamin Disraeli
"Action does not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action." Benjamin Disraeli

Diligence is the mother of good fortune. Benjamin Disraeli
1) "Diligence is the mother of luck." Benjamin Disraeli
2) "Diligence is the mother of happiness." Benjamin Disraeli

"Never complain and never explain." Benjamin Disraeli
"Never complain and never give explanations." Benjamin Disraeli

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"One of the secrets to success in life is for a person to be ready for an opportunity when it comes." Benjamin Disraeli

"There are three types of lies - lies, damn lies, and statistics." Benjamin Disraeli
"There are three types of lies - lies, outright lies, and statistics." Benjamin Disraeli