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Circumstances Quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Our first mistake is the belief that the circumstance gives the joy which we give to the circumstance.
- Circumstance does not make the man. Circumstance reveals man to himself.
- Shallow men believe in luck, believe in circumstances: it was somebody's name, or he happened to be there at right time, or it was so…
- In like manner the effect of every action is measured by the depth of the sentiment from which it proceeds. The great man knew not…
- In science we have to consider two things: power and circumstance.
- Art should exhilarate, and throw down the walls of circumstance on every side, awakening in the beholder the same sense of universal relation and power…
- In failing circumstances no one can be relied on to keep their integrity.
- The first thing a great person does is make us realize the insignificance of circumstance.
- Genial manners are good, and power of accommodation to any circumstance, but the high prize of life, the crowning fortune of a man is to…
- At the gates of the forest, the surprised man of the world is forced to leave his city estimates of great and small, wise and…
- No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.
- It is a fact often observed, that men have written good verses under the inspiration of passion, who cannot write well under other circumstances.
- Wise men put their trust in ideas and not in circumstances.
- To get up each morning with the resolve to be happy is to set your own conditions to the events of each day. To do…
- Conservatism stands on man's confessed limitations; reform on his indisputable infinitude; conservatism on circumstance; liberalism on power; one goes to make an adroit member of…
More Circumstances Quotes
- The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances. — Aristotle
- Yeah, I wasn't chosen to be first. I was just chosen to command that flight. Circumstance put me in that particular role.… — Neil Armstrong
- Since you cannot do good to all, you are to pay special attention to those who, by the accidents of time, or… — Saint Augustine
- A Scout smiles and whistles under all circumstances. — Robert Baden-Powell
- I am what time, circumstance, history, have made of me, certainly, but I am also, much more than that. So are we… — James A. Baldwin
- There are movies that require fantasy and slightly more fantastical acting. Lines that are good for certain movies, in real life circumstances,… — Christian Bale
- Never under any circumstances take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night. — Dave Barry
- When men are easy in their circumstances, they are naturally enemies to innovations. — Joseph Addison
- If a Pope clearly realizes that he is no longer physically, psychologically, and spiritually capable of handling the duties of his office,… — Pope Benedict XVI
- As Nelson Mandela has pointed out, boycott is not a principle, it is a tactic depending upon circumstances. A tactic which allows… — John Berger
- The truth is that stress doesn't come from your boss, your kids, your spouse, traffic jams, health challenges, or other circumstances. It… — Andrew Bernstein
- I cannot think of any circumstances in which a government can go to war without the support of parliament. — Tony Blair