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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Circumstances do not make the man, they reveal him.

Circumstances do not make the man, they reveal him.

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.

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.