Isaac D'Israeli quotes - page 2

Many men of genius must arise before a particular man of genius can appear. (Isaac D'Israeli)
Time the great destroyer of other men's happiness, only enlarges the patrimony of literature to its possessor. View quote
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The most noble criticism is that in which the critic is not the antagonist so much as the rival of the author. View quote
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Happy the man when he has not the defects of his qualities. View quote
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Enthusiasm is that secret and harmonious spirit which hovers over the production of genius. View quote
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The golden hour of invention must terminate like other hours, and when the man of genius returns to the cares, the duties, the vexations, and the amusements of life, his companions behold him as one of themselves - the creature of habits and infirmities. View quote
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