Man is not the creature of circumstances, circumstances are the creatures of men. We are free agents, and man is more powerful than matter.
BENJAMIN DISRAELI
Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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Man is not the creature of circumstances, circumstances are the creatures of men. We are free agents, and man is more powerful than matter.
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A great city, whose image dwells in the memory of man, is the type of some great idea. Rome represents conquest;
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Two nations between whom there is no intercourse and no sympathy; who are as ignorant of each other’s habits, thoughts, and feelings, as if they were dwellers in different zones, or inhabitants of different planets. The rich and the poor.
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It destroys one’s nerves to be amiable every day to the same human being.
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A majority is always better than the best repartee.
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My objection to Liberalism is this that it is the introduction into the practical business of life of the highest kind namely, politics of philosophical ideas instead of political principles.
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A consistent soul believes in destiny, a capricious one in chance.
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Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.
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The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own.
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The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations.
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The governments of the present day have to deal not merely with other governments, with emperors, kings and ministers, but also with the secret societies which have everywhere their unscrupulous agents, and can at the last moment upset all the governments’ plans.
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The secret of success is constancy to purpose.
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Silence is the mother of truth.
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I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.
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What we anticipate seldom occurs: but what we least expect generally happens.
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You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men.
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