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.

Circumstances are the rulers of the weak; they are but the instruments of the wise.

Circumstances are the rulers of the weak; they are but the instruments of the wise.

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

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.

Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.

Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.

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.

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.

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.

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.