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No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly.
No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly.
Circumstances may cause interruptions and delays, but never lose sight of your goal. Prepare yourself in every way you can read more
Circumstances may cause interruptions and delays, but never lose sight of your goal. Prepare yourself in every way you can by increasing your knowledge and adding to your experience, so that you can make the most of opportunity when it occurs.
You are an extremely valuable, worthwhile, significant person even though your present circumstances may have you felling otherwise.
You are an extremely valuable, worthwhile, significant person even though your present circumstances may have you felling otherwise.
Tear man out of his outward circumstances; and what he then is; that only is he.
Tear man out of his outward circumstances; and what he then is; that only is he.
Whether you're winning or losing, it is important to always be yourself. You can't change because of the circumstances around read more
Whether you're winning or losing, it is important to always be yourself. You can't change because of the circumstances around you.
A man with a surplus can control circumstances, but a man without a surplus is controlled by them, and often read more
A man with a surplus can control circumstances, but a man without a surplus is controlled by them, and often has no opportunity to exercise judgment.
It is not the situation that makes the man, but the man who makes the situation.
It is not the situation that makes the man, but the man who makes the situation.
No matter under what circumstances you leave it, home does not cease to be home. No matter how you lived read more
No matter under what circumstances you leave it, home does not cease to be home. No matter how you lived there-well or poorly.
If all our happiness is bound up entirely in our personal circumstances it is difficult not to demand of life read more
If all our happiness is bound up entirely in our personal circumstances it is difficult not to demand of life more than it has to give.
