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

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

Benjamin Disraeli
Inspirational, Life, Creativity

Diligence is the mother of good fortune.

Benjamin Disraeli
Life, Success, Mother

Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is to know when to forego an advantage.

Benjamin Disraeli
Life, Motivational, Success
Benjamin Disraeli (2016). “Delphi Complete Works of Benjamin Disraeli (Illustrated)”, p.4990, Delphi Classics

Nurture your minds with great thoughts. To believe in the heroic makes heroes.

Benjamin Disraeli
Life, Positive, Veterans Day
Benjamin Disraeli (1844). “Coningsby: Or, The New Generation”, p.111, London : H. Colburn

As a rule, he or she who has the most information will have the greatest success in life.

Benjamin Disraeli
Life, Success, Congratulations
"Set course: Information management" by Miles Brignall, www.theguardian.com. May 9, 2003.

We are all born for love. It is the principle of existence, and its only end.

Benjamin Disraeli
Love, Inspirational, Life
Benjamin Disraeli (1974). “Sybil”, p.308, Prabhat Prakashan

Silence is the mother of truth.

Benjamin Disraeli
Life, Beautiful, Mother
Benjamin Disraeli (1847). “Works”, p.182

Life is too short to be little.

Benjamin Disraeli
Inspirational, Life, Littles
Benjamin Disraeli (1844). “Coningsby, etc”, p.255

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
Inspirational, Life, Motivational
Benjamin Disraeli (2016). “Delphi Complete Works of Benjamin Disraeli (Illustrated)”, p.377, Delphi Classics

We make our fortunes and we call them fate.

Benjamin Disraeli
Inspirational, Life, Fate
Benjamin Disraeli (1846). “Alroy: A Romance”, p.81

Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard.

Benjamin Disraeli
Life, Inspire, Easy
Benjamin Disraeli (2016). “Delphi Complete Works of Benjamin Disraeli (Illustrated)”, p.5019, Delphi Classics

But what minutes! Count them by sensation, and not by calendars, and each moment is a day.

Benjamin Disraeli
Life, Time, Two Nations
Benjamin Disraeli (1845). “Sybil, Or, The Two Nations”, p.9

Why should one say that the machine does not live? It breathes, for its breath forms the atmosphere of some towns.

Benjamin Disraeli
Life, Science, Atmosphere
Benjamin Disraeli (1844). “Coningsby, etc”, p.115

He who anticipates his century is generally persecuted when living, and always pilfered when dead.

Benjamin Disraeli
Life, Anticipation, Century
Benjamin Disraeli (2016). “Delphi Complete Works of Benjamin Disraeli (Illustrated)”, p.331, Delphi Classics

Change is constant in a progressive country.

Benjamin Disraeli
Life, Change, Country

That earliest shock in one's life which occurs to all of us; which first makes us think.

Benjamin Disraeli
Life, Thinking, Firsts
Benjamin Disraeli (1845). “Sybil, Or, The Two Nations”, p.40