Isaac D'Israeli was a British writer, scholar and man of letters. He is best known for his essays, his associations with other men of letters, and as the father of Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli. Wikipedia
“The wisdom of the wise, and the experience of ages, may be preserved by quotation.”
Quotation; since at least 1986 a paraphrased form misattributed to his son Benjamin Disraeli has often been quoted: "The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations."
Curiosities of Literature (1791–1834)
Source: The Literary Character, Illustrated by the History of Men of Genius (1795–1822), Ch. III.
“Plagiarists, at least, have the merit of preservation.”
Of Suppressors and Dilapidators of Manuscripts.
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Royal Promotions.
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“The negroes are lovers of ludicrous actions, and hence all their ceremonies seem farcical.”
Modes of Salutation, and Amicable Ceremonies, Observed in Various Nations.
Curiosities of Literature (1791–1834)
“To bend and prostrate oneself to express sentiments of respect, appears to be a natural motion.”
Modes of Salutation, and Amicable Ceremonies, Observed in Various Nations.
Curiosities of Literature (1791–1834)
Source: The Literary Character, Illustrated by the History of Men of Genius (1795–1822), Ch. IV.
Source: The Literary Character, Illustrated by the History of Men of Genius (1795–1822), Ch. VIII.
Source: The Literary Character, Illustrated by the History of Men of Genius (1795–1822), Ch. III.
“Candour is the brightest gem of criticism.”
Literary Journals.
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“Every production of genius must be the production of enthusiasm.”
Solitude.
Curiosities of Literature (1791–1834)
Quotation.
Curiosities of Literature (1791–1834)
Introduction.
The Literary Character, Illustrated by the History of Men of Genius (1795–1822)
“Mediocrity can talk, but it is for genius to observe.”
Men of Genius Deficient in Conversation.
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Literary Fashions.
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