Circumstance - which moves by laws of its own, regardless of parties and policies, and whose decrees are final and read more

Circumstance - which moves by laws of its own, regardless of parties and policies, and whose decrees are final and must be obeyed by all - and will be

Circumstances do not make the man, they reveal him.

Circumstances do not make the man, they reveal him.

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.

The people and circumstances around me do not make me what I am, they reveal who I am

The people and circumstances around me do not make me what I am, they reveal who I am

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.

We can let circumstances rule us, or we can take charge and rule our lives from within.

We can let circumstances rule us, or we can take charge and rule our lives from within.

Journeys, like artists, are born and not made. A thousand differing circumstances contribute to them, few of them willed or read more

Journeys, like artists, are born and not made. A thousand differing circumstances contribute to them, few of them willed or determined by the will-whatever we may think.

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.

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.