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

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

Topics: Life Quotes, Spiritual Quotes

I repeat... that all power is a trust; that we are accountable for its exercise;...

I repeat... that all power is a trust; that we are accountable for its exercise;...

Change is inevitable. Change is constant.

Change is inevitable. Change is constant.

A majority is always better than the best repartee.

A majority is always better than the best repartee.

There can be economy only where there is efficiency.

There can be economy only where there is efficiency.

There is no act of treachery or meanness of which a political party is not...

There is no act of treachery or meanness of which a political party is not...

Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard

Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard

You will find as you grow older that courage is the rarest of all qualities...

You will find as you grow older that courage is the rarest of all qualities...

I feel a very unusual sensation - if it's not indigestion, I think it must...

I feel a very unusual sensation - if it's not indigestion, I think it must...

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

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

In politics nothing is contemptible.

In politics nothing is contemptible.

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...

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.

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...

Ignorance never settles a question

Ignorance never settles a question

Debt is a prolific mother of folly and of crime

Debt is a prolific mother of folly and of crime

The most noble criticism is that in which the critic is not the antagonist so...

The most noble criticism is that in which the critic is not the antagonist so...

You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men.

You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men.

Teach us that wealth is not elegance, that profusion is not magnificence, that splendor is...

Teach us that wealth is not elegance, that profusion is not magnificence, that splendor is...

Two nations between whom there is no intercourse and no sympathy; who are as ignorant...

Two nations between whom there is no intercourse and no sympathy; who are as ignorant...

Without publicity there can be no public support, and without public support every nation must...

Without publicity there can be no public support, and without public support every nation must...