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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.
Accidental and fortuitous concourse of atoms.
Accidental and fortuitous concourse of atoms.
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.
The happy combination of fortuitous circumstances.
The happy combination of fortuitous circumstances.
The long arm of coincidence.
The long arm of coincidence.
Circumstances alter cases.
Circumstances alter cases.
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.
