Benjamin Disraeli

"King Louis Philippe once said to me that he attributed the great success of the British nation in political life to their talking politics after dinner."

"I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best."

"Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time."

"Romance has been elegantly defined as the offspring of fiction and love."

"The European talks of progress because by the aid of a few scientific discoveries he has established a society which has mistaken comfort for civilisation."

"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."

"When I want to read a novel, I write one."

"The secret of success is constancy to purpose."