Condition, circumstance, is not the thing;
Bliss is the same in subject or in king.

Condition, circumstance, is not the thing;
Bliss is the same in subject or in king.

Accidental and fortuitous concourse of atoms.

Accidental and fortuitous concourse of atoms.

Man is the creature of circumstances.

Man is the creature of circumstances.

The long arm of coincidence.

The long arm of coincidence.

I am the very slave of circumstance
And impulse--borne away with every breath.

I am the very slave of circumstance
And impulse--borne away with every breath.

Circumstances beyond my individual control.

Circumstances beyond my individual control.

Thus neither the praise nor the blame is our own.

Thus neither the praise nor the blame is our own.

To what fortuitous occurrence do we not owe every pleasure and
convenience of our lives.

To what fortuitous occurrence do we not owe every pleasure and
convenience of our lives.

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.]