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

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

Topics: Life Quotes, Spiritual Quotes

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...

Man is only great when he acts from passion.

Man is only great when he acts from passion.

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...

Nobody is forgotten when it is convenient to remember him.

Nobody is forgotten when it is convenient to remember him.

For life in general, there is but one decree; youth is a blunder, manhood a...

For life in general, there is but one decree; youth is a blunder, manhood a...

There are three types of lies; lies, damn lies, and statistics.

There are three types of lies; lies, damn lies, and statistics.

How very seldom do you encounter in the world a man of great abilities, acquirements,...

How very seldom do you encounter in the world a man of great abilities, acquirements,...

Books are the curse of the human race

Books are the curse of the human race

Assassination has never changed the history of the world

Assassination has never changed the history of the world

To be conscious that you are ignorant of the facts is a great step to...

To be conscious that you are ignorant of the facts is a great step to...

Man is made to adore and to obey: but if you will not command him,...

Man is made to adore and to obey: but if you will not command him,...

The choicest pleasures of life lie within the ring of moderation.

The choicest pleasures of life lie within the ring of moderation.

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.

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

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

Moderation is the center wherein all philosophies, both human and divine, meet.

Moderation is the center wherein all philosophies, both human and divine, meet.

The devil is the author of confusion

The devil is the author of confusion

There is no education like adversity

There is no education like adversity

Diligence is the mother of good fortune.

Diligence is the mother of good fortune.

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...

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

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