100+ Powerful Benjamin Disraeli Quotes That Inspire Success & Leadership

"Success is the child of audacity."

"The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes."

"To be conscious that you are ignorant of the facts is a great step to knowledge."

"Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for truth."

"The greatest good you can do for another is not just share your riches, but reveal to him his own."

"We rise by lifting others."

"Dreams come true; without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them."

"Great natures stand on platforms above the rest of mankind."

"What we anticipate seldom occurs; what we least expect generally happens."

"To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved."

"Change is inevitable. Change is constant."

"Through perseverance, many people win success who else would have been disheartened."

"The world is governed too much by opinion and too little by principle."

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

"The destiny of nations depends on the manner in which they are educated."

"In a progressive country change is constant; and the great question is not whether you should resist change which is inevitable, but whether that change should be carried out in conformity with the institutions of the country."

"The Crown is dear to the people because it is splendid, and its splendor is its strength."

"The essence of lying is in deception, not in words."

"I must follow the people. Am I not their leader?"

"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe."

"There is no education like adversity."

"To govern is to populate."

"The love of power is the demon of democracy."

"The want of logic annoys. Too much logic bores. Life eludes logic, and everything that logic alone constructs remains artificial and forced."

"Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power."

"To be really happy, one must feel, perhaps instinctively feel, that one has done something to advance human knowledge."

"From failure to failure, every great achievement was accomplished."

"The greatest misfortune of all is to be afraid."

"No government ought to exist which does not believe in the future."

"The person who makes a career of complaining always finds things to complain about."

"Man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated."

"It is not only what we do, but also what we do not do, for which we are accountable."

"The noblest ambition is that which aspires to be serviceable to mankind."

"Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict."

"Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action."

"Youth is the joy, the little madness, and the folly of life."

"Knowledge is power, but character is more."

"The highest wisdom is to know thyself."

"To be conscious of knowing nothing is the beginning of wisdom."

"Reading informs the mind, conversation improves it."

"The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them."

"The world is divided into two classes: those who believe what they see and those who see what they believe."

"Error is always more busy than ignorance."

"To be satisfied with a little progress is the key to advancement."

"The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do."

"Books that help you think are better than books that tell you what to think."

"The best way to predict the future is to create it."

"Ignorance never settles a question."

"Love is the flower of life, and blossoms unexpectedly."

"When women love us, they forgive us everything, even our crimes; when they do not love us, they give us credit for nothing, not even our virtues."

"The deepest love must have the trustiest foundation."

"Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life."

"To be fond of reading gives access to all the past ages of thought and experience."

"Marriage is the triumph of hope over experience."

"The most dangerous moment in a man's life is when he returns home early and finds his wife in tears."

"A woman is like a tea bag — you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water."

"Affection is the basis of friendship."

"To love and be loved is the greatest happiness of existence."

"The heart is like a musical instrument: it requires harmony."

"True love is an act of endless forgiveness."

"The world is divided into two classes: the hunters and the hinds."

"The press has become the omnipotent arbiter of public opinion."

"The majority of people are nothing but imitators and echoes."

"The function of the statesman is to shape events, or failing that, to prevent them."

"The House of Commons is the mirror of the nation."

"The tories represent the past, the liberals the present, but the future belongs to the young conservatives."

"Public credit is the vital part of a state."

"The strength of a nation is not measured by its armies but by its institutions."

"Democracy is a lovely word, but what does it mean in practice?"

"The law in England is the shield of the weak and the curb of the powerful."

"Reform is always bad policy, but revolution is worse."

"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."

"Life is not long, but narrow."

"Destiny is not a matter of chance; it is a matter of choice."

"The path of life leads upward."

"We are all born with destinies, but we must fulfill them."

"Life is a series of lessons that must be lived to be learned."

"Time is the wisest counselor of all."

"Our lives are the sum of our choices."

"The world only exists in your perceptions."

"Life is short, but it is long enough to ruin any man who wants to be ruined."

"The real tragedy of life is not death, but what we let die inside us while we live."

"The journey is the reward."

"We make our own fate, though we call it chance."

"Character is power."

"The integrity of a man is to be measured by his deeds, not his words."

"He who has integrity will not lie, even to himself."

"Manners are the shadows of virtues."

"The measure of a man is what he does with power."

"It is not only what we do, but also what we refrain from doing, for which we are accountable."

"Truth is the foundation of all justice."

"A man of honor is always true to his word."

"Self-respect is the root of discipline."

"A man's character is known by his company."

"Integrity is the soul of greatness."

"Without character, success is meaningless."

"Imagination is the divine faculty which apprehends the reality of things."

"The imagination exercises more influence over our lives than reason."

"The world is made up of two classes: the imaginative and the unimaginative."

"Genius is the power of lighting one’s own fire."

"Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth."

"The creative mind plays with the object it loves."

"To be original is to be yourself."

"Art is the perfection of nature."

"Poetry is the music of the soul."

"Creativity is intelligence having fun."

"The world belongs to the energetic."

"Dreams are the seeds of change."

"Believe in dreams, for they are the preludes of reality."

"Hope is the companion of power, mother of success."

"Where there is doubt, there is freedom."

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."

"Every day is a new beginning."

"Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement."

"Even if you fall on your face, you're still moving forward."

"There is no such thing as failure — only experiences."

"Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating."

"To be surprised by nothing is the highest wisdom."

"The world is what we make it."

"Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others."