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The changeful change of circumstances.
[Lat., Varia sors rerum.]
The changeful change of circumstances.
[Lat., Varia sors rerum.]
It is circumstances (difficulties) which show what men are.
It is circumstances (difficulties) which show what men are.
The long arm of coincidence.
The long arm of coincidence.
Man is the creature of circumstances.
Man is the creature of circumstances.
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.
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.
So runs the round of life from hour to hour.
So runs the round of life from hour to hour.
The happy combination of fortuitous circumstances.
The happy combination of fortuitous circumstances.
