Great revolutions, whatever may be their causes, are not lightly commenced, and are not concluded with precipitation.
Benjamin DisraeliWe can know nothing of humankind without knowing something of ourselves. Self-knowledge is the property of those people whose passions have their full play, but who ponder over their results.
Benjamin DisraeliThe view of Jerusalem is the history of the world; it is more, it is the history of earth and of heaven.
Benjamin DisraeliAnd it is a singular truth that, though a man may shake off national habits, accent, manner of thinking, style of dress,--though he may become perfectly identified with another nation, and speak its language well, perhaps better than his own,--yet never can he succeed in changing his handwriting to a foreign style.
Benjamin Disraeli