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Odd instances of strange coincidence.
Odd instances of strange coincidence.
Man, without religion, is the creature of circumstances.
Man, without religion, is the creature of circumstances.
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.
So runs the round of life from hour to hour.
So runs the round of life from hour to hour.
How comes it to pass, if they be only moved by chance and
accident, that such regular mutations and read more
How comes it to pass, if they be only moved by chance and
accident, that such regular mutations and generations should be
begotten by a 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.
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.]
It is circumstances (difficulties) which show what men are.
It is circumstances (difficulties) which show what men are.
Accidental and fortuitous concourse of atoms.
Accidental and fortuitous concourse of atoms.
