It is our relation to circumstances that determine their influence

It is our relation to circumstances that determine their influence over us. The same wind that blows one ship into port may blow another off shore. – Christian Nevell Bovee

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Chance does not speak essentially through words nor can it be seen in their convolution. It is the eruption of language, its sudden appearance. Its not a night twinkle with stars, an illuminated sleep, nor a drowsy vigil. It is the very edge of consciousness. – Michel Foucault

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Do not always prove yourself to be the one in the right. The right will appear. You need only give it a chance. – C. H. Fowler

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Chance is the pseudonym God uses when He does not want to sign His name. – Anatole France

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Chance is the providence of adventurers. – Napoleon Bonaparte

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