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.

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.

Whether you're winning or losing, it is important to always be yourself. You can't change because of the circumstances around read more

Whether you're winning or losing, it is important to always be yourself. You can't change because of the circumstances around you.

We can let circumstances rule us, or we can take charge and rule our lives from within.

We can let circumstances rule us, or we can take charge and rule our lives from within.

Circumstances are the rulers of the weak; they are but the instruments of the wise.

Circumstances are the rulers of the weak; they are but the instruments of the wise.

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.

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.

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.

Shallow men believe in luck, believe in circumstances -- it was somebody's name, or he happened to be there read more

Shallow men believe in luck, believe in circumstances -- it was somebody's name, or he happened to be there at the time, or it was so then, and another day would have been otherwise. Strong men believe in cause and effect.