Benjamin Disraeli Two Quotations

Power has only one duty - to secure the social welfare of the People.

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.

Two nations between whom there is no intercourse and no sympathy; who are as ignorant of each other's habits, thoughts, and feelings, as if they were dwellers in different zones, or inhabitants of different planets. The rich and the poor.

Perseverance and tact are the two great qualities most valuable for all those who would climb, but especially for those who have to step out of the crowd.

I was told that the privileged and the people formed two nations.

But what minutes! Count them by sensation, and not by calendars, and each moment is a day.

The most dangerous strategy is to jump a chasm in two leaps.

Nature has given us two ears but only one mouth.

England is unrivalled for two things - sport and politics.

I was told, continued Egremont, that an impassable gulf divided the Rich from the Poor; I was told that the Privileged and the People formed Two Nations, governed by different laws, influenced by different manners, with no thoughts or sympathies in common; with an innate inability of mutual comprehension.

Under this roof are the heads of the family of Rothschild - a name famous in every capital of Europe and every division of the globe. If you like, we shall divide the United States into two parts, one for you, James [Rothschild], and one for you, Lionel [Rothschild]. Napoleon will do exactly and all that I shall advise him.

Perseverance and tact are the two most important qualities for the individual who wants to move ahead.

Propriety of manners, and consideration for others, are the two main characteristics of a gentleman.