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

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

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Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.

Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.

A man may speak very well in the House of Commons, and fail very completely...

A man may speak very well in the House of Commons, and fail very completely...

Beware of endeavoring to become a great man in a hurry. One such attempt in...

Beware of endeavoring to become a great man in a hurry. One such attempt in...

Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning.

Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning.

The people of England are the most enthusiastic in the world.

The people of England are the most enthusiastic in the world.

Finality is not the language of politics.

Finality is not the language of politics.

Genius, when young, is divine.

Genius, when young, is divine.

As for our majority... one is enough.

As for our majority... one is enough.

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.

The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches...

The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches...

We cannot learn men from books.

We cannot learn men from books.

Diligence is the mother of good fortune.

Diligence is the mother of good fortune.

I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.

I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.

Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.

Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.

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

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

Grief is the agony of an instant. The indulgence of grief the blunder of a...

Grief is the agony of an instant. The indulgence of grief the blunder of a...

The services in wartime are fit only for desperadoes, but in peace are only fit...

The services in wartime are fit only for desperadoes, but in peace are only fit...

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...

Our brains are seventy-year clocks. The Angel of Life winds them up once for all,...

Our brains are seventy-year clocks. The Angel of Life winds them up once for all,...

My evening visitors, if they cannot see the clock, should find the time in my...

My evening visitors, if they cannot see the clock, should find the time in my...

Think to yourself that every day is your last

Think to yourself that every day is your last