John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6372 Benjamin
| NUMBER: | 6372 |
| AUTHOR: | Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield Disraeli (1804–1881) |
| QUOTATION: | Man is not the creature of circumstances. Circumstances are the creatures of men. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Vivian Grey, Book vi. Chap. vii. |