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Man, without religion, is the creature of circumstances.
Man, without religion, is the creature of circumstances.
Man is the creature of circumstances.
Man is the creature of circumstances.
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 some fortuitous concourse of atoms.
[Lat., Fortuito quodam concursu atomorum.]
By some fortuitous concourse of atoms.
[Lat., Fortuito quodam concursu atomorum.]
The changeful change of circumstances.
[Lat., Varia sors rerum.]
The changeful change of circumstances.
[Lat., Varia sors rerum.]
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.]
Circumstances beyond my individual control.
Circumstances beyond my individual control.
The happy combination of fortuitous circumstances.
The happy combination of fortuitous circumstances.
Thus neither the praise nor the blame is our own.
Thus neither the praise nor the blame is our own.