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    Sir, my circumstances,
    Being so near the truth as I will make them,
    Must first induce you to believe; whose strength
    I will confirm with oath, which I doubt not
    You'll give me leave to spare when you shall find
    You need it not.

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To leave frivolous circumstances, I pray you tell Signior
Lucentio that his father is come from Pisa and is read more

To leave frivolous circumstances, I pray you tell Signior
Lucentio that his father is come from Pisa and is here at the
door to speak with him.

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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.]

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Man, without religion, is the creature of circumstances.

Man, without religion, is the creature of circumstances.

by Thomas Hardy Found in: Circumstance Quotes,
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Man is not the creature of circumstances,
Circumstances are the creatures of men.

Man is not the creature of circumstances,
Circumstances are the creatures of men.

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The happy combination of fortuitous circumstances.

The happy combination of fortuitous circumstances.

by C.p. Scott Found in: Circumstance Quotes,
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This fearful concatenation of circumstances.

This fearful concatenation of circumstances.

by Daniel Webster Found in: Circumstance Quotes,
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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.

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And I endeavour to subdue circumstances to myself, and not myself
to circumstances.
[Lat., Et mihi res, non read more

And I endeavour to subdue circumstances to myself, and not myself
to circumstances.
[Lat., Et mihi res, non me rebus, subjungere conor.]

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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.]

by Titus Livy Found in: Circumstance Quotes,
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