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    Thus we see, too, in the world that some persons assimilate only
    what is ugly and evil from the same moral circumstances which
    supply good and beautiful results--the fragrance of celestial
    flowers--to the daily life of others.

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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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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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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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Epicureans, that ascribed the origin and frame of the world not
to the power of God, but to the read more

Epicureans, that ascribed the origin and frame of the world not
to the power of God, but to the fortuitous concourse of atoms.

by Richard Bentley Found in: Circumstance Quotes,
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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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Circumstances beyond my individual control.

Circumstances beyond my individual control.

by Charles Dickens Found in: Circumstance Quotes,
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What the discordant harmony of circumstances would and could
effect.
[Lat., Quid velit et possit rerum concordia discors.]

What the discordant harmony of circumstances would and could
effect.
[Lat., Quid velit et possit rerum concordia discors.]

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Man is the creature of circumstances.

Man is the creature of circumstances.

by Robert Owen Found in: Circumstance Quotes,
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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.

by Edward Young Found in: Circumstance Quotes,
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