Quotes About Circumstance

A trifle is often pregnant with high importance; the prudent man neglects no circumstance.

The first kind of evil is that which is caused to man by the circumstance that he is subject to genesis and destruction, or that he possesses a body.

People can't do much about the fate part, but we can certainly do a lot about the man part.

Sift each of us through the great sieve of circumstance and you have a residue, great or small as the case may be, that is the man or the woman.

You cannot, and will not, encounter a circumstance, or a single moment, that does not serve directly and immediately the need of your soul to heal.

The last thing you want to do, unless it's a very unusual situation, is to invest money.

I never been in no situation where havin' money made it any worse.

When my mother and I walked to the grocery store, men would circle the block in cars. It was very, very scary, especially as a young boy. Very predatory - a hunt.

Life is like a game of cards. The hand you are dealt is determinism; the way you play it is free will.

Use all your hidden forces. Do not miss The purpose of this life, and do not wait For circumstance to mould or change your fate.

It is part of the business of life to be affable and pleasing to those whom either nature, chance or circumstance has made our companions.

By nature I will find hope in everything. Even if it's the most incredibly hopeless situation or circumstance. That's just me... I'll never be able to see things any other way.

The nature of the leadership spirit is the inherent desire of all mankind to control and regulate both environment and circumstance.

If we strive for goals, relishing in the pleasure of circumstance, nothing is enjoyable, and life becomes purposeless.

There is no gambling like politics. Nothing in which the power of circumstance is more evident.

A statesman makes the occasion, but the occasion makes the politician.

It is a condition which confronts us - not a theory.

I feel that luck is preparation meeting opportunity.

Mind is the master weaver, both of the inner garment of character and the outer garment of circumstance.

What is madness but nobility of soul at odds with circumstance?

With every circumstance, there is grace for change.

Poverty: a temporary financial low, curable by money.

Be strong in spirit, you can conquer every circumstance.

Our character develops with endurance of every circumstance.