Characters do not change. Opinions alter, but characters are only developed.

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

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Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power.

Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power.

No enemy is so terrible as a man of genius.

No enemy is so terrible as a man of genius.

War is never a solution; it is an aggravation.

War is never a solution; it is an aggravation.

But what minutes! Count them by sensation, and not by calendars, and each moment is...

But what minutes! Count them by sensation, and not by calendars, and each moment is...

Increased means and increased leisure are the two civilizers of man

Increased means and increased leisure are the two civilizers of man

The secret of success is constancy of purpose.

The secret of success is constancy of purpose.

If a man be gloomy let him keep to himself. No one has the right...

If a man be gloomy let him keep to himself. No one has the right...

Debt is a prolific mother of folly and of crime

Debt is a prolific mother of folly and of crime

Almost everything that is great has been done by youth.

Almost everything that is great has been done by youth.

Everyone likes flattery, and when you come to Royalty, you should lay it on with...

Everyone likes flattery, and when you come to Royalty, you should lay it on with...

One of the hardest things in this world is to admit you are wrong. And...

One of the hardest things in this world is to admit you are wrong. And...

Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.

Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.

A great city, whose image dwells in the memory of man, is the type of...

A great city, whose image dwells in the memory of man, is the type of...

As for our majority... one is enough.

As for our majority... one is enough.

Let the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears...

Let the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears...

A consistent soul believes in destiny, a capricious one in chance.

A consistent soul believes in destiny, a capricious one in chance.

Youth is a blunder; manhood a struggle; old age a regret.

Youth is a blunder; manhood a struggle; old age a regret.

Books are the curse of the human race

Books are the curse of the human race

Finishing a book is just like you took a child out in the back yard...

Finishing a book is just like you took a child out in the back yard...

The books that the world calls immoral are the books that show the world its...

The books that the world calls immoral are the books that show the world its...