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It is circumstances (difficulties) which show what men are.
It is circumstances (difficulties) which show what men are.
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.
Man, without religion, is the creature of circumstances.
Man, without religion, is the creature of circumstances.
Condition, circumstance, is not the thing;
Bliss is the same in subject or in king.
Condition, circumstance, is not the thing;
Bliss is the same in subject or in king.
What the discordant harmony of circumstances would and could
effect.
[Lat., Quid velit et possit rerum concordia discors.]
What the discordant harmony of circumstances would and could
effect.
[Lat., Quid velit et possit rerum concordia discors.]
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.
This fearful concatenation of circumstances.
This fearful concatenation of circumstances.
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.
So runs the round of life from hour to hour.
So runs the round of life from hour to hour.