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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.
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.
This fearful concatenation of circumstances.
This fearful concatenation of circumstances.
For these attacks do not contribute to make us frail but rather
show us to be what we are.
For these attacks do not contribute to make us frail but rather
show us to be what we are.
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 beyond my individual control.
Circumstances beyond my individual control.
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.]
Odd instances of strange coincidence.
Odd instances of strange coincidence.
Man, without religion, is the creature of circumstances.
Man, without religion, is the creature of circumstances.
