Sweet is the voice of a sister in the season of sorrow.
Benjamin DisraeliRead
There is no greater index of character so sure as the voice.
Interpretation
A person's character can be revealed by the way they speak.
This quote by Benjamin Disraeli highlights the idea that the way a person communicates—through their voice, tone, and choice of words—serves as a reliable reflection of their true character. It suggests that our speech can convey our values, intentions, and emotions, ultimately revealing who we are at our core.
In practice
During a public speaking event to emphasize the importance of communication in leadership.
Sweet is the voice of a sister in the season of sorrow.
But what minutes! Count them by sensation, and not by calendars, and each moment is a day.
Grief is the agony of an instant. The indulgence of grief the blunder of a life.
Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.
Yes, I am a Jew and when the ancestors of the right honorable gentleman were brutal savages in an unknown island, mine were priests in the temple of Solomon.
The practice of politics in the East may be defined by one word: dissimulation.
If I see anything vital around me, it is precisely that spirit of adventure, which seems indestructible and is akin to curiosity.
In a serious struggle there is no worse cruelty than to be magnanimous at an inopportune time.
To reclaim the prodigal is well, but to save him from ever being a prodigal is better.
Time marches on and sooner or later you realize it is marching across your face.
Healing means accepting all parts of ourselves, not just the parts we like, but all of us.
You've gotten drunk on so many kinds of wine. Taste this. It won't make you wild. It's fire. Give up, if you don't understand by this time that your living is firewood.
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