I suppose, to use our national motto, something will turn up.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Disraeli uses his national motto to express optimism that solutions will eventually appear.
- In plain terms
- He expects something good will happen eventually.
- What can you take from it?
- Maintain optimism when solutions are not immediately clear.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When is hope useful?
- How do you balance waiting and acting?
Another view
Passive waiting may lead to missed opportunities.
More from Benjamin Disraeli
In assuming that peace will be maintained, I assume also that no Great Power would shrink from its responsibilities. If there be a country, for example, one of…
Permalink to quote #69 'What is care?' asked the Princess, with a smile. 'It is a god', replied the Physician, 'invisible, but omnipotent. It steals the bloom from the cheek and ligh…
Permalink to quote #71 It cannot be denied that a state of great national prosperity is quite consistent and compatible with legislation in favour of the protection of native industr…
Permalink to quote #68
Related quotes
He was fresh and full of faith that 'something would turn up.'
Benjamin DisraeliBenjamin Disraeli quote #155 Chorus: 'Hope for the best. Expect the worst. / Life is a play. We're unrehearsed.'
Mel BrooksMel Brooks quote #1 If you live long enough, lots of nice things happen.
George HalasGeorge Halas quote #2