Quotes About Circumstances

When successful, we would not have to thank the state for our success. And, conversely, when unsuccessful, we would no more think of blaming the state for our misfortune than would the farmers blame the state because of hail or frost.

When the "evil day" comes, we do not have to be dependent upon the circumstances around us, but rather on the resources of God!

Taking this "servant" attitude of thankfulness in all of life's circumstances will help you react as old Matthew Henry did when he was mugged. He wrote in his diary, "Let me be thankful first because I was never robbed before; second, although they took my purse, they did not take my life; third, because although they took my all, it was not much; and fourth, because it was I who was robbed, not I who robbed.

Hay dos clases de felicidad. Una nos llega cuando las circunstancias son placenteras y estamos relativamente libres de problemas. El inconveniente con esta clase de felicidad es que es fugaz y superficial.

The happiness which brings enduring worth to life is not the superficial happiness that is dependent on circumstances. It is the happiness and contentment that fills the soul even in the midst of the most distressing of circumstances and the most adverse environment.

As long as you look only at the situation in the world today, it will be very hard . . . to overcome your worries because it is true that there are many problems and the future is unknown to us. Lift your eyes beyond your circumstances and learn instead to trust God. Worrying . . . won't change anything.

Pray for wisdom to deal with whatever is worrying you. Pray that God will act to change the circumstances according to His will. He doesn't always do what we want Him to—but He knows what's best for us, and He can be trusted.

Having an attitude of thankfulness in all of life's circumstances will help you react as old Matthew Henry did when he was mugged. He wrote in his diary, "Let me be thankful first because I was never robbed before; second, although they took my purse, they did not take my life; third, because although they took my all, it was not much; and fourth, because it was I who was robbed, not I who robbed." I wonder if I could be that thankful!

Joy cannot be pursued. It comes from within. It is a state of being. It does not depend on circumstances, but triumphs over circumstances. It produces a gentleness of spirit and a magnetic personality.

Equity thus depending, essentially, upon the particular circumstances of each individual case, there can be no established rules and fixed precepts of equity laid down, without destroying it's very essence.

What we actually learn, from any given set of circumstances, determines whether we become increasingly powerless or more powerful.

Life is ridiculous. It's not our fault.

circumstances change. Industries change. Technologies change. And what may once have been a sound business model can become unsound faster than anyone could have imagined. During the transition, moreover, the company is likely to be confronted with unpleasant choices, mainly because its culture has been built around a business model that is no longer sustainable.

Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of human freedoms—to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way. —VIKTOR FRANKL

The moment your belief matches with any state, you fuse with it, and this union results in the activation and projection of its plots, plans, conditions and circumstances. This new state of conscious awareness becomes your home from which you view the world. It is your workshop, and, if you are observant, you will see outer reality shaping itself upon the model of your imagination.

We only had three, and the only reason that we had that many was due to a unique set of circumstances that had descended upon us like a dark cloud and could never occur again. At least that's what I told myself a few years before we ended up with six cats

He could not turn back the clock a second, nor could he ever push it forward a second, so that what happened had to happen.

have learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances." The first First Lady's philosophy

The humility that comes as we surrender to the circumstances of whatever challenges face us becomes our greatest ally for transformation. Trust

Character, not circumstances, makes the man.

I have made it a rule never to deny a false report, except under very exceptional circumstances. In nine cases out of ten the denying of the report simply calls attention to the original statement in a way to magnify it. Many people who did not see the original false report will see the denial and will then begin to search for the original report to find out what it was.

in those first years—and are reminded now—that people would excuse us for our poverty, for our lack of comforts and conveniences, but that they would not excuse us for dirt.

And remember: you must never, under any circumstances, despair. To hope and to act, these are our duties in misfortune.

Taking responsibility means a person no longer blames outside circumstances, or other people, or past events for the conditions of his own life.