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

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

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

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

We are not creatures of circumstance; we are creators of circumstance.

We are not creatures of circumstance; we are creators of circumstance.

We live in an age when to be young and to be indifferent can be...

We live in an age when to be young and to be indifferent can be...

An obedient wife commands her husband

An obedient wife commands her husband

The world is wearied of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians

The world is wearied of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians

The best security for civilization is the dwelling, and upon properly appointed and becoming dwellings...

The best security for civilization is the dwelling, and upon properly appointed and becoming dwellings...

Mediocrity can talk, but it is for genius to observe.

Mediocrity can talk, but it is for genius to observe.

Nobody is forgotten when it is convenient to remember him.

Nobody is forgotten when it is convenient to remember him.

Experience is the child of Thought, and Thought is the child of Action. We cannot...

Experience is the child of Thought, and Thought is the child of Action. We cannot...

Power has only one duty - to secure the social welfare of the People.

Power has only one duty - to secure the social welfare of the People.

Something unpleasant is coming when men are anxious to tell the truth.

Something unpleasant is coming when men are anxious to tell the truth.

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.

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

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

The first magic of love is our ignorance that it can ever end.

The first magic of love is our ignorance that it can ever end.

I say that justice is truth in action.

I say that justice is truth in action.

There is moderation even in excess.

There is moderation even in excess.

Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions

Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions

When a man fell into his anecdotage it was a sign for him to retire...

When a man fell into his anecdotage it was a sign for him to retire...

Nationality is the miracle of political independence; race is the principle of physical analogy.

Nationality is the miracle of political independence; race is the principle of physical analogy.

There is no education like adversity.

There is no education like adversity.