The ancients, who in these matters were not perhaps such blockheads as some may conceive, considered poetical quotation as one of the requisite ornaments of oratory. Isaac D'Israeli More Quotes by Isaac D'Israeli More Quotes From Isaac D'Israeli Happy the man when he has not the defects of his qualities. Isaac D'Israeli faultsqualitymen A poet is a painter of the soul. Isaac D'Israeli poetpoetrysoul A learned historian declared to me of a contemporary, that the latter had appropriated his researches; he might, indeed, and he had a right to refer to the same originals; but if his predecessor had opened the sources for him, gratitude is not a silent virtue. Isaac D'Israeli gratituderesearchmight Bayle, when writing on "Comets," discovered this; for having collected many things applicable to his work, as they stood quoted in some modern writers, when he came to compare them with their originals, he was surprised to find that they were nothing for his purpose! the originals conveyed a quite contrary sense to that of the pretended quoters, who often, from innocent blundering, and sometimes from purposed deception, had falsified their quotations. This is an useful story for second-hand authorities! Isaac D'Israeli deceptionwritinghands Such do not always understand the authors whose names adorn their barren pages, and which are taken, too, from the third or the thirtieth hand. Those who trust to such false quoters will often learn how contrary this transmission is to the sense and application of the original. Every transplantation has altered the fruit of the tree; every new channel, the quality of the stream in its remove from the spring-head. Isaac D'Israeli takenspringhands It is generally supposed that where there is no QUOTATION, there will be found most originality; and as people like to lay out their money according to their notions, our writers usually furnish their pages rapidly with the productions of their own soil: they run up a quickset hedge, or plant a poplar, and get trees and hedges of this fashion much faster than the former landlords procured their timber. The greater part of our writers, in consequence, have become so original, that no one cares to imitate them; and those who never quote, in return are never quoted! Isaac D'Israeli fashionrunningpeople After all, it is style alone by which posterity will judge of a great work, for an author can have nothing truly his own but his style. Isaac D'Israeli great-workstylejudging The wise make proverbs, and fools repeat them. Isaac D'Israeli foolsrepeatmakewise 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 old-ageyouthreadingage 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 littleanygoldencrime 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 weaknesspowerdoubtrose 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 whichwhereagehistory Literature is an avenue to glory, ever open for those ingenious men who are deprived of honours or of wealth. Isaac D'Israeli wealthgloryliteraturemen
