Circumstances Quotes

If the prudence of reserve and decorum dictates silence in some circumstances, in others prudence of a higher order may justify us in speaking our thoughts.

The central problem is always in the midst of the people of God, not in the circumstances surrounding them.

No man can be satisfied with his attainment, although he may be satisfied with his circumstances.

Money shows [man] new ways to cheat life. Power becomes exterior instead of interior. In these circumstances architecture becomes too difficult, building too easy.

Steve Rom's bravery is unique. Faced with life-threatening circumstances, he focused his determination and spirit to defeat an unbeatable disease. Steve's story is an inspiration to all.

One circumstance tormented me then: Namely, that no one else was like me, and I was like no one else. I am only one, and they are all.

Ivy Hisselpenny was the unfortunate victim of circumstances that dictated she be only-just-pretty, only-just-wealthy, and possessed of a terrible propensity for wearing extremely silly hats.

Our impulses are our birthright. To alter personality would be unjust, almost criminal, for the impulses that make a fool or worse of us in certain circumstances may be necessary for our happiness.

Where the soul is full of peace and joy, outward surrounding and circumstances are of comparatively little account.

How well Shakespeare knew how to improve and exalt little circumstances, when he borrowed them from circumstantial or vulgar historians.

In sum, thought and reflection have been rendered thoroughly pointless by the circumstances in which modern men and women live and act.

I would not vote for John McCain under any circumstances.

Faces are as legible as books, only with these circumstances to recommend them to our perusal, that they are read in much less time, and are much less likely to deceive us.

Man's highest merit always is, as much as possible, to rule external circumstances and as little as possible to let himself be ruled by them.

Energy will do anything that can be done in the world; and no talents, no circumstances, no opportunities will make a two-legged animal a man without it.

The circumstances of justice may be described as the normal conditions under which human cooperation is both possible and necessary.

We are odd compounds full of explosive material to which circumstances may at any time apply a spark, with results undreamed of even by those who thought they knew us best.

The mark of a man is one who knows he can' control his circumstances - but he can control his responses.

As human beings, we have the blessing and the curse that we're able to adapt to almost anything. No matter how extreme the circumstances you're in, they become normal.

In my opinion, the form of Government may be different in different countries, according to their circumstances, their wishes, their wants. England loves her Queen, and has full motive to do so.

I am ... a realist. The magnitude of what one terms license or civil liberties or personal freedom has got to be adjusted to the circumstances.

Surrender is a perfectly acceptable alternative in extreme circumstances.

Happiness is intrinsic, it's an internal thing. When you build it into yourself, no external circumstances can take it away.

Contentment is accepting God's sovereign control over all of life's circumstances.

We feel public misfortunes just so far as they affect our private circumstances, and nothing of this nature appeals more directly to us than the loss of money.

In circumstances of real tragedy you see things straight away...past, present, and future together.

What we still designate as chance, merely depends on a concatenation of circumstances, the internal connection and final causes of which we have as yet been unable to unravel.

I do not regard killing or assassination or terrorism as good in any circumstances whatsoever.

I am not my thoughts, feelings, circumstances of changing events in life, I am the awareness, the alertness, the changeless which remains present behind it.

Everyone has the capacity for courage. We don't need to face extreme circumstances to become admirable people.

In 1979, we thought it would be easier to take power. The intervention of the United States has changed the circumstances.

To avoid doing anything, wait for the right circumstances.

Position yourself well enough, and circumstances will do the rest.

The man who has submitted his will and purposes entirely to God, carries God with him in all his works and in all circumstances.

Humility is always a good thing. It's always a good thing to be humbled by circumstances so you can then come from a sincere place to try to deal with them.

An asset allocation plan is based on your personal circumstances, goals, time-horizon, and need and willingness to take risk.

Few things are more damaging to our democracy than a military officer who doesn't have the moral courage to stand up for what's right or the moral fiber to step aside when circumstances dictate.

The laws of circumstance are abolished by new circumstances.

For me, the sexiest men don't know they're drop-dead gorgeous. Not that I'd ever rule out a pot-bellied plumber in the right circumstances.

The world in which you live is not primarily determined by outward conditions and circumstances but by the thoughts that habitually occupy your mind.

You're not limited by your circumstances only by your imagination.

About the nature of human beings. I discovered that confronted by temptation, we will always fall. Given the right circumstances, every human being on this earth would be willing to commit evil.

The approach is that the best way to use unwanted circumstances on the path of enlightenment is not to resist but to lean into them.

A saint realizes that it is God who engineers his circumstances; consequently there are no complaints, only unrestrained surrender to Jesus.

People have the natural capacity to affirm and embrace life in the most difficult of circumstances.

When your commitment is to be loving regardless of the circumstances, there is no room for harsh words. You assert yourself not from a desire to control but from a desire to stand for who you are.

Every person has their own unique circumstances to overcome, but every single person has the opportunity to achieve anything - and change everything.

He [the householder] is the appointer of his owne circumstance, and his house is his castle.

Though situations and circumstances arise which sometimes test our faith and patience, the Lord can be trusted to see us through.

No matter what the circumstances of our death, we overcome the horrors of our lives and find peace at last.