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

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

Topics: Life Quotes, Spiritual Quotes

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...

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...

The governments of the present day have to deal not merely with other governments, with...

The governments of the present day have to deal not merely with other governments, with...

There is no gambling like politics.

There is no gambling like politics.

My objection to Liberalism is this -- that it is the introduction into the practical...

My objection to Liberalism is this -- that it is the introduction into the practical...

There is no gambling like politics.

There is no gambling like politics.

There is no education like adversity.

There is no education like adversity.

No man is regular in his attendance at the House of Commons until he is...

No man is regular in his attendance at the House of Commons until he is...

There is moderation even in excess.

There is moderation even in excess.

It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.

It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.

War is never a solution; it is an aggravation.

War is never a solution; it is an aggravation.

There can be economy only where there is efficiency.

There can be economy only where there is efficiency.

Sweet is the voice of a sister in the season of sorrow.

Sweet is the voice of a sister in the season of sorrow.

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...

Upon the education of the people of this country the fate of this country depends.

Upon the education of the people of this country the fate of this country depends.

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

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

Conservatism discards Prescription, shrinks from Principle, disavows Progress; having rejected all respect for antiquity, it...

Conservatism discards Prescription, shrinks from Principle, disavows Progress; having rejected all respect for antiquity, it...

As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has...

As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has...

The health of the people is really the foundation upon which all their happiness and...

The health of the people is really the foundation upon which all their happiness and...

Youth is a blunder; Manhood a struggle, Old Age a regret.

Youth is a blunder; Manhood a struggle, Old Age a regret.