Circumstances Quotes - Page 8

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

  Earl Nightingale

  Life, Success, Business

  Dr. Robert C. Worstell, Dorothea Brande, Claude M. Bristol, Earl Nightingale, Napoleon Hill (2017). “Mindset StackingTM Inspirational Journal VolumeSS01”, p.84, Lulu.com

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• In the fell clutch of circumstance, I have not winced nor cried aloud: Under the bludgeoning of chance my head is bloody, but unbowed.

  William Ernest Henley

  Unconquerable Will, Chance, One Tree Hill Love

  'Invictus. In Memoriam R.T.H.B.' (1888)

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• It always remains true that if we had been greater, circumstance would have been less strong against us.

  George Eliot

  Strong, Remains, Has Beens

  George Eliot (2005). “Four Novels of George Eliot”, p.764, Wordsworth Editions

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• No matter under what circumstances you leave it, home does not cease to be home. No matter how you lived there - well or poorly.

  Joseph Brodsky

  Home, Doe, Matter

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• Circumstances alter cases.

  Thomas Chandler Haliburton

  Cases

  "The Old Judge, Or Life in a Colony". Book by Thomas Chandler Haliburton, 1849.

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• I am still determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I may be.

  Martha Washington

  Happiness, Happy, Attitude

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• Wise men put their trust in ideas and not in circumstances.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Trust, Wise, Men

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• Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound.

  James Allen

  Change, Ignorance, Men

  James Allen (2016). “As a Man Thinketh”, p.7, Xist Publishing

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• No matter your age, stage of life, or circumstances, don't forget to dare to dream with God. You don't have to figure anything out. Just keep saying yes to Him, in big ways and small, and watch what He does.

  Lysa TerKeurst

  Dream, Age, Saying Yes

  FaceBook post by Lysa TerKeurst from Apr 06, 2016

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• Happiness depends more on the inward disposition of mind than on outward circumstances.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Inspirational, Positive, Happiness

  Benjamin Franklin (2004). “Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.279, Barnes & Noble Publishing

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• The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is ten percent what happens to me and ninety percent of how I react to it. And so it is with you. we are in charge of our attitudes.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Inspirational, Motivational, Inspiring

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• The truly good and wise man will bear all kinds of fortune in a seemly way, and will always act in the noblest manner that the circumstances allow.

  Aristotle

  Life, Gratitude, Courage

  "Nicomachean Ethics". Book by Aristotle, I, 1101a, www.perseus.tufts.edu.

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• Never under any circumstances take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.

  Dave Barry

  Funny, Hilarious, Health

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• Philanthropy is commendable, but it must not cause the philanthropist to overlook the circumstances of economic injustice which make philanthropy necessary.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Political, Causes, Charity

  Martin Luther King Jr. (1963). “Strength to Love”

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• How does one know if she has forgiven? You tend to feel sorrow over the circumstance instead of rage, you tend to feel sorry for the person rather than angry with him. You tend to have nothing left to say about it all.

  Clarissa Pinkola Estes

  Forgiveness, Sorry, Sorrow

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• Greatness is not a function of circumstance. Greatness, it turns out, is largely a matter of conscious choice, and discipline.

  James C. Collins

  Inspirational, Success, Business

  "Turn on, tune in - or drown in a sea of mediocrity" by Simon Caulkin, www.theguardian.com. September 2, 2006.

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• The circumstances of the world are so variable that an irrevocable purpose or opinion is almost synonymous with a foolish one.

  William H. Seward

  Change, Growth, Purpose

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• The commitment of giving your best at all times, in all circumstances and under all conditions, can enable you to find value in, and lend value to, every experience.

  John Templeton

  Spiritual, Commitment, Giving

  John Marks Templeton (2008). “Wisdom From World Religions: Pathways Toward Heaven On Earth”, p.275, Templeton Foundation Press

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• Integrity is keeping a commitment even after circumstances have changed.

  David Jeremiah

  Integrity, Commitment, Changed

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• A positive attitude gives you power over your circumstances instead of your circumstances having power over you.

  Joyce Meyer

  Depression, Uplifting, Attitude

  Twitter post from Feb 22, 2013

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• Circumstances can be very important. Find the right people to work with.

  Steve Lacy

  People, Important

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• The grass is not, in fact, always greener on the other side of the fence. No, not at all. Fences have nothing to do with it. The grass is greenest where it is watered. When crossing over fences, carry water with you and tend the grass wherever you may be.

  Robert Fulghum

  Water, Care, Grass Is Greener On The Other Side

  Robert Fulghum (2010). “It Was On Fire When I Lay Down On It”, p.160, Ivy Books

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• We are like a judge confronted by a defendant who declines to answer, and we must determine the truth from the circumstantial evidence.

  Alfred Wegener

  Truth, Judging, Judgement

  Alfred Wegener (1966). “The Origin of Continents and Oceans”, p.8, Courier Corporation

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• I had my ups and downs and I fell a few times, but I did not give. Don't give up.

  Rachel Scott

  Motivational, Giving Up, Don't Give Up

  "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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• It is our response to our circumstances rather than the degree of difficulty that determines whether or not we are discontent

  Jerry Bridges

  Degrees, Difficulty, Discontent

  Jerry Bridges (2014). “Respectable Sins: Confronting the Sins We Tolerate”, p.38, Tyndale House

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