Isaac D'Israeli Quotes

Isaac D'Israeli
Isaac D'Israeli
British Writer
Born: May 11, 1766
Died: Jan 19, 1848
Criticism Genius Great Man Men Rarely
Their chief residence was Bagdad, where they remained until the eleventh century, an age fatal in Oriental history, from the disasters of which the Princes of the Captivity were not exempt. Isaac D'Israeli
History Age Remained Disasters Princes Until Exempt Were Chief Where Which Century Oriental Captivity Residence Fatal
Fortune has rarely condescended to be the companion of genius. Isaac D'Israeli
Genius Rarely Condescended Fortune Companion
All is extremely genteel; and there is almost as much repose as in the golden saloons of the contiguous palaces. At any rate, if there be as much vice, there is as little crime. Isaac D'Israeli
Crime Extremely Rate Almost Genteel Repose Any Golden Vice Little Much Palaces
Certain it is that their power increased always in an exact proportion to the weakness of the Caliphate, and, without doubt, in some of the most distracted periods of the Arabian rule, the Hebrew Princes rose into some degree of local and temporary importance. Isaac D'Israeli
Degree Power Doubt Rose Increased Local Rule Distracted Arabian Weakness Exact Some Temporary Proportion Importance Most Princes Periods Without Always Hebrew Certain
Time the great destroyer of other men's happiness, only enlarges the patrimony of literature to its possessor. Isaac D'Israeli
Happiness Time Great Men Other Destroyer Only Literature
The Self-Educated are marked by stubborn peculiarities. Isaac D'Israeli
Marked Stubborn
The defects of great men are the consolation of the dunces. Isaac D'Israeli
Great Men Consolation Great Men Dunces Defects
Many men of genius must arise before a particular man of genius can appear. Isaac D'Israeli
Man Genius Men Before Must Arise Particular Many Appear
Those who do not read criticism will rarely merit to be criticised. Isaac D'Israeli
Will Criticism Those Rarely Merit Read Who
The act of contemplation then creates the thing created. Isaac D'Israeli
Contemplation Then Created Creates Act Thing
To think, and to feel, constitute the two grand divisions of men of genius - the men of reasoning and the men of imagination. Isaac D'Israeli
Genius Men Think Imagination Constitute Divisions Feel Grand Reasoning Two
The delight of opening a new pursuit, or a new course of reading, imparts the vivacity and novelty of youth even to old age. Isaac D'Israeli
Age Youth Old Reading Old Age Vivacity Delight Pursuit New Opening Course Even Novelty
The wisdom of the wise, and the experience of ages, may be preserved by quotation. Isaac D'Israeli
Wisdom Wise Experience Preserved May Quotation Ages
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