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.

It is circumstances (difficulties) which show what men are.

It is circumstances (difficulties) which show what men are.

The massive gates of circumstance
Are turned upon the smallest hinge,
And thus some seeming pettiest chance
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The massive gates of circumstance
Are turned upon the smallest hinge,
And thus some seeming pettiest chance
Oft gives our life its after-tinge.
The trifles of our daily lives,
The common things, scarce worth recall,
Whereof no visible trace survives,
These are the mainsprings after all.

Man is the creature of circumstances.

Man is the creature of circumstances.

So runs the round of life from hour to hour.

So runs the round of life from hour to hour.

Sir, my circumstances,
Being so near the truth as I will make them,
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Sir, my circumstances,
Being so near the truth as I will make them,
Must first induce you to believe; whose strength
I will confirm with oath, which I doubt not
You'll give me leave to spare when you shall find
You need it not.

Circumstances alter cases.

Circumstances alter cases.

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.]