“Had it not been for you, I should have remained what I was when we first met, a prejudiced, narrow-minded being, with contracted sympathies and false knowledge, wasting my life on obsolete trifles, and utterly insensible to the privilege of living in this wondrous age of change and progress.”
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Disraeli, B. (n.d.). Had it not been for you, I should have remained what I was when we first met, a prejudiced, narrow-minded being, with contracted sympathies and false knowledge, wasting my life on obsolete trifles, and utterly insensible to the privilege of living in this wondrous age of change and progress. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/24322-had-it-not-been-for-you-i-should/
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Disraeli, Benjamin. “Had it not been for you, I should have remained what I was when we first met, a prejudiced, narrow-minded being, with contracted sympathies and false knowledge, wasting my life on obsolete trifles, and utterly insensible to the privilege of living in this wondrous age of change and progress.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/24322-had-it-not-been-for-you-i-should/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Disraeli, Benjamin. “Had it not been for you, I should have remained what I was when we first met, a prejudiced, narrow-minded being, with contracted sympathies and false knowledge, wasting my life on obsolete trifles, and utterly insensible to the privilege of living in this wondrous age of change and progress.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/24322-had-it-not-been-for-you-i-should/.