Circumstances are the rulers of the weak; they are but the instruments of the wise. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes circumstance instrument ruler
The neck on which diamonds might have worthily sparkled, will look less tempting when the biting winter has hung icicles there for gems. Samuel Lover bitediamondgem Change image and share on social
How many chapters have been written about love verses - and how many more might be written! - might, would, could, should, or ought to be written! - I will venture to say, will be written! Samuel Lover chapterloveventure Change image and share on social
Too little is it considered, while we gaze on aristocratic beauty, how much good food, soft lying, warm wrapping, ease of mind, have to do with the attractions which command our admiration. Samuel Lover admirationaristocraticattraction Change image and share on social
I was a really bad teenager and I got my tongue pierced. I don't even remember where I did it, but it was under very surreptitious circumstances. Lucy Alibar badcircumstancepierce Change image and share on social
Finding a 'sacrificial lamb' on whom to tag blame for complicated problems is an important instrument in the toolkit of politicians, because it deflects blame for the nation's economic woes away from their own regulatory lapses, economic mismanagement and coddling to labor unions. Clayton Christensen blamecoddlecomplicate share on social
The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him. Niccolo Machiavelli estimateintelligenceman Change image and share on social