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.

The happy combination of fortuitous circumstances.

The happy combination of fortuitous circumstances.

This fearful concatenation of circumstances.

This fearful concatenation of circumstances.

Men's plans should be regulated by the circumstances, not
circumstances by the plans.
[Lat., Consilia res magis dant read more

Men's plans should be regulated by the circumstances, not
circumstances by the plans.
[Lat., Consilia res magis dant hominibus quam homines rebus.]

Circumstances alter cases.

Circumstances alter cases.

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.

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.