“Instead of saying that man is the creature of circumstance, it would be nearer the mark to say that man is the architect of circumstance. It is character which builds an existence out of circumstance. From the same materials one man builds palaces, another hovels; one warehouses, another villas; bricks and mortar are mortar and bricks until the architect can make them something else.” MenCharacterWould BeExistenceMaterialsCircumstancesCreaturesMarkOne ManArchitectBricksPalacesWarehouseMortarVillaBricks And Mortar Book:The Works of Goethe Source: The Works of Goethe
“Hope is a flatterer, but the most upright of all parasites; for she frequents the poor man's hut, as well as the palace of his superior.” MenWellsHopePoorSuperiorsPalacesPoor ManParasitesHutsFlatterer Book:Essays on Men and Manners Source: Essays on Men and Manners