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The people and circumstances around me do not make me what I am, they reveal who I am
The people and circumstances around me do not make me what I am, they reveal who I am
Circumstances do not make the man, they reveal him.
Circumstances do not make the man, they reveal him.
Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.
Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.
Journeys, like artists, are born and not made. A thousand differing circumstances contribute to them, few of them willed or read more
Journeys, like artists, are born and not made. A thousand differing circumstances contribute to them, few of them willed or determined by the will-whatever we may think.
If all our happiness is bound up entirely in our personal circumstances it is difficult not to demand of life read more
If all our happiness is bound up entirely in our personal circumstances it is difficult not to demand of life more than it has to give.
No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly.
No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly.
Tear man out of his outward circumstances; and what he then is; that only is he.
Tear man out of his outward circumstances; and what he then is; that only is he.
Circumstances may cause interruptions and delays, but never lose sight of your goal. Prepare yourself in every way you can read more
Circumstances may cause interruptions and delays, but never lose sight of your goal. Prepare yourself in every way you can by increasing your knowledge and adding to your experience, so that you can make the most of opportunity when it occurs.
It is not the situation that makes the man, but the man who makes the situation.
It is not the situation that makes the man, but the man who makes the situation.