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By some fortuitous concourse of atoms.
[Lat., Fortuito quodam concursu atomorum.]
By some fortuitous concourse of atoms.
[Lat., Fortuito quodam concursu atomorum.]
It is circumstances (difficulties) which show what men are.
It is circumstances (difficulties) which show what men are.
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.
The circumstances of others seem good to us, while ours seem good
to others.
[Lat., Aliena nobis, nostra read more
The circumstances of others seem good to us, while ours seem good
to others.
[Lat., Aliena nobis, nostra plus aliis placent.]
Man is the creature of circumstances.
Man is the creature of circumstances.
This fearful concatenation of circumstances.
This fearful concatenation of circumstances.
The long arm of coincidence.
The long arm of coincidence.
To what fortuitous occurrence do we not owe every pleasure and
convenience of our lives.
To what fortuitous occurrence do we not owe every pleasure and
convenience of our lives.
Men are the sport of circumstances, when
The circumstances seem the sport of men.
Men are the sport of circumstances, when
The circumstances seem the sport of men.
