Benjamin Disraeli Quotes on Leadership

Benjamin Disraeli was a storied British politician and author who twice served as British Prime Minister (1868, 1874-1880) under the rule of Queen Victoria.  Disraeli also served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1866-1868.

I’ve collected several useful leadership quotes from Benjamin Disraeli in this article. The quotes are about success, about taking action, about life, and about knowledge.

Enjoy!

Disraeli Success Quotes

“The secret to success is constancy of purpose.” – Benjamin Disraeli

“The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.” – Benjamin Disraeli

“As a rule, he or she who has the most information will have the greatest success in life.” – Benjamin Disraeli

“Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.” – Benjamin Disraeli

“Success is the child of audacity.” – Benjamin Disraeli

Disraeli Action Quotes

“Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.” – Benjamin Disraeli

“Experience is the child of thought, and thought is the child of action.” – Benjamin Disraeli

“Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.” – Benjamin Disraeli

Disraeli Quotes on Life

“There is no education like adversity.” – Benjamin Disraeli

“I must follow the people. Am I not their leader?” – Benjamin Disraeli

“Talk to a man about himself and he will listen for hours.” – Benjamin Disraeli

“Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius.” – Benjamin Disraeli

“The most dangerous strategy is to jump a chasm in two leaps.” – Benjamin Disraeli

“Life is too short to be little.” – Benjamin Disraeli

“Patience is a necessary ingredient of genius.” – Benjamin Disraeli

“The wisdom of the wise, and the experience of ages, may be preserved by quotations.” – Benjamin Disraeli

“One of the hardest things in this world is to admit you are wrong. And nothing is more helpful in resolving a situation than its frank admission.” – Benjamin Disraeli

“Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.” – Benjamin Disraeli

“What is earnest is not always true; on the contrary, error is often more earnest than truth.” – Benjamin Disraeli

“He who gains time gains everything.” – Benjamin Disraeli

“When men are pure, laws are useless; when men are corrupt, laws are broken.”  – Benjamin Disraeli

“The greatest good you can do for another is not just share your riches, but to reveal to him his own.” – Benjamin Disraeli

“Little things affect little minds.” – Benjamin Disraeli

“What we anticipate seldom occurs: but what we least expect generally happens.” – Benjamin Disraeli

“Man is not the creature of circumstances, circumstances are the creatures of men.” – Benjamin Disraeli

“I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.” – Benjamin Disraeli

“The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example.” – Benjamin Disraeli

Disraeli Quotes on Knowledge

“Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think.” – Benjamin Disraeli

“To be conscious that you are ignorant is a great step to knowledge.” – Benjamin Disraeli

“There are three types of lies — lies, damn lies, and statistics.” – Benjamin Disraeli

“Nothing in life is more remarkable than the unnecessary anxiety which we endure, and generally create ourselves.” – Benjamin Disraeli

“How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct.” – Benjamin Disraeli

“Ignorance never settles a question.” – Benjamin Disraeli

“Nothing in life is more remarkable than the unnecessary anxiety which we endure, and generally create ourselves.” – Benjamin Disraeli

Which of these Benjamin Disraeli quotes about leadership was most useful to you.  I loved the reminder about “How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct.”

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