Circumstances Quotes
Life from nonlife, like wine from water, has long been considered a miracle wrought by gods or God. Now it is seen to be the near-inevitable consequence of our thermal and chemical circumstances.
No matter our age, our circumstances, or abilities... Each one of us can create something remarkable with our lives.
Personal, inner change without a change in circumstances and structures is an idealist illusion, as though man were only a soul and not a body as well.
As the water shapes itself to the vessel that contains it, so a wise man adapts himself to circumstances.
It is not the place where we are, or the work that we do or cannot do that matters, it is something else. It is the fire within that burns and shines, whatever be our circumstances.
Possibly because I've lived so much of my life in difficult circumstances, I think I have a more profound understanding of life.
Gratitude is the intention to count-your-blessings every day, every minute, while avoiding, whenever possible, the belief that you need or deserve different circumstances.
Today's circumstances are out of your control but you CAN control your response. Don't let a negative outlook kill your joy today.
An irresponsible person is a person who makes vague promises, then breaks his word, blames it on circumstances and expects other people to forgive it.
Christianity has always been the hope of God through Jesus played out in the lives of real people living in real circumstances.
Worry is most often a prideful way of thinking you have more control over life and its circumstances than you actually do
The circumstances we ask God to CHANGE are often the circumstances God is using to CHANGE US.
Memory, I realize, can be an unreliable thing; often it is heavily coloured by the circumstances in which one remembers.
There are no great men, just great circumstances, and how they handle those circumstances will determine the outcome of history.
Seek to have your life in God, not in things, not in people, not in places, not in circumstances, not in arguments, not in human intelligence, but in God.
Wherever we may be, or whatever our circumstances, the Lord Jesus sees them. We are never beyond the reach of His care.
Seasons vary, circumstances change, feelings fluctuate, friendships cool, friends die, but Christ is ever the same.
And even, if circumstances required, a contingency plan for his contingency plan's contingency plan.
We are responsible for actions performed in response to circumstances for which we are not responsible.
Joy isn't grounded in our circumstances; it is grounded in the unchanging character of God.
Have the dogged determination to follow through to achieve your goal; regardless of circumstances or whatever other people say, think, or do
Living faith is above circumstances; no delays can discourage it, no loss of friends or depression in trade can touch it.
Ideology knows the answer before the question has been asked. Principles are something different: a set of values that have to be adapted to circumstances but not compromised away.
God is using your present circumstances to make you more useful for later roles in His unfolding story.
There is really no way we can know the heart, the intentions, or the circumstances of someone who might say or do something we find reason to criticize. Thus the commandment: 'Judge not.'
Hope gives us the courage to confront our circumstances and the capacity to surmount them.
He is happy whom circumstances suit his temper; but he Is more excellent who suits his temper to any circumstance.
The Italian prose tale had begun to exercise that influence as early as Chaucer's time: but circumstances and atmosphere were as yet unfavourable for its growth.
I hope Anne's book will have an effect on the rest of your life so that insofar as it is possible in your own circumstances, you will work for unity and peace.
No matter what our personal circumstances may be, if we ourselves become a source of light, then there will be no darkness in the world.
A man's character never changes radically from youth to old age. What happens is that circumstances bring out characteristics which have not been obvious to the superficial observer.
I am chilled by the realization of how similar circumstances in Europe in 2013 are to those of 100 years ago.
We can experience joy in adverse circumstances by holding God's benefits in such esteem that the recognition of them and meditation upon them shall overcome all sorrow.
You must be so thoroughly immersed in the given circumstances of the play, then you decide what it is at any given moment what that the actor wants.
Don't allow the enemies in your life to cause you to focus more on your appetite or circumstances than on the promises of God that are released when you employ the powerful weapon of fasting.
There are two circumstances that lead to arrogance: one is when you're wrong and you can't face it; the other is when you're right and nobody else can face it.
Really big people are, above everything else, courteous, considerate and generous - not just to some people in some circumstances - but to everyone all the time.
Joy is a mystery because it can happen anywhere, anytime, even under the most unpromising circumstances, even in the midst of suffering, with tears in its eyes.
If you want to make a movie, make it. Don't wait for a grant, don't wait for the perfect circumstances, just make it.
Life as a therapist is ruthless; circumstances that are helpful to one neurotic may crush another.
Peace does not lie in getting God to give me other circumstances. Peace lies in finding God in these circumstances.
When you cannot rejoice in feelings, circumstances or conditions, rejoice in the Lord.
Chess is a miniature version of life. To be successful, you need to be disciplined, assess resources, consider responsible choices and adjust when circumstances change.
When we learn to accept difficult circumstances patiently, the real problem disappears.
