Epicureans, that ascribed the origin and frame of the world not
to the power of God, but to the read more

Epicureans, that ascribed the origin and frame of the world not
to the power of God, but to the fortuitous concourse of atoms.

Who does the best that circumstance allows,
Does well, acts nobly, angels could no more.

Who does the best that circumstance allows,
Does well, acts nobly, angels could no more.

I am the very slave of circumstance
And impulse--borne away with every breath.

I am the very slave of circumstance
And impulse--borne away with every breath.

Accidental and fortuitous concourse of atoms.

Accidental and fortuitous concourse of atoms.

This fearful concatenation of circumstances.

This fearful concatenation of circumstances.

Thus we see, too, in the world that some persons assimilate only
what is ugly and evil from the read more

Thus we see, too, in the world that some persons assimilate only
what is ugly and evil from the same moral circumstances which
supply good and beautiful results--the fragrance of celestial
flowers--to the daily life of others.

Man, without religion, is the creature of circumstances.

Man, without religion, is the creature of circumstances.

So runs the round of life from hour to hour.

So runs the round of life from hour to hour.

The long arm of coincidence.

The long arm of coincidence.