One should conquer the world, not to enthrone a man, but an idea; for ideas exist forever.
Benjamin DisraeliGreat men should think of opportunity and not of time. That is the excuse of feeble and puzzled spirits.
Benjamin DisraeliWhat Art was to the ancient world, Science is to the modern: the distinctive faculty. In the minds of men the useful has succeeded to the beautiful. Instead of the city of the Violet Crown, a Lancashire village has expanded into a mighty region of factories and warehouses. Yet, rightly understood, Manchester is as great a human exploit; as Athens.
Benjamin Disraeli