Knowledge must be gained by ourselves. Mankind may supply us with facts; but the results, even if they agree with previous ones, must be the work of our own minds.
Benjamin DisraeliMan is only truly great when he acts from the passions; never irresistible but when he appeals to the imagination.
Benjamin DisraeliI think that an author who speaks about his own books is almost as bad as a mother who talks about her own children.
Benjamin Disraeli