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"In some circumstances, the refusal to be defeated is a refusal to be educated."
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"It always remains true that if we had been greater, circumstance would have been less strong against us."
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"Dwell upon the brightest parts in every prospect... and strive to be pleased with the present circumstances."
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"Circumstances do not make the man, they reveal him."
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"In some circumstances, the refusal to be defeated is a refusal to be educated."
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"Had we really succeeded therefore in altering the period of vibration, which Maxwell, as I have just noted, held to be impossible? Or was there some disturbing circumstances from one or more factors which distorted the result?"
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"Circumstances define us; they force us onto one road or another, and then they punish us for it."
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"There are few circumstances which so strongly distinguish the philosopher, as the calmness with which he can reply to criticisms he may think undeservedly severe."
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"Horrible things happen, but were they horrible? No, they were just circumstances of the world."
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"Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside them was superior to circumstance."
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"The rich are not born sceptical or cynical. They are made that way by events, circumstances."
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"Whenever I dwell for any length of time on my own shortcomings, they gradually begin to seem mild, harmless, rather engaging little things, not at all like the staring defects in other people's characters."
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"In some circumstances, the refusal to be defeated is a refusal to be educated."
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"Some persons talk simply because they think sound is more manageable than silence."
Silence
"The role of a do-gooder is not what actors call a fat part."
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"Humility is not my forte, and whenever I dwell for any length of time on my own shortcomings, they gradually begin to seem mild, harmless, rather engaging little things, not at all like the staring defects in other people's characters."
Time
"The English never smash in a face. They merely refrain from asking it to dinner."
Comedy
"I was well warned about English food, so it did not surprise me, but I do wonder sometimes, how they ever manage to prise it up long enough to get a plate under it."
Food
"He has the common feeling of his profession. He enjoys a statement twice as much if it appears in fine print, and anything that turns up in a footnote... takes on the character of divine revelation."
Character
"Bulldogs have been known to fall on their swords when confronted by my superior tenacity."
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