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    Men's plans should be regulated by the circumstances, not
    circumstances by the plans.
    [Lat., Consilia res magis dant hominibus quam homines rebus.]

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Men are the sport of circumstances, when
The circumstances seem the sport of men.

Men are the sport of circumstances, when
The circumstances seem the sport of men.

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By some fortuitous concourse of atoms.
[Lat., Fortuito quodam concursu atomorum.]

By some fortuitous concourse of atoms.
[Lat., Fortuito quodam concursu atomorum.]

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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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For these attacks do not contribute to make us frail but rather
show us to be what we are.

For these attacks do not contribute to make us frail but rather
show us to be what we are.

by Thomas A. Kempis 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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Accidental and fortuitous concourse of atoms.

Accidental and fortuitous concourse of atoms.

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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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F.M. The Duke of Wellington presents his compliments to Mr.
------ and declines to interfere in circumstances over which read more

F.M. The Duke of Wellington presents his compliments to Mr.
------ and declines to interfere in circumstances over which he
has no control.

by Daniel Webster Found in: Circumstance Quotes,
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The happy combination of fortuitous circumstances.

The happy combination of fortuitous circumstances.

by C.p. Scott Found in: Circumstance Quotes,
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