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“At the gates of the forest, the surprised man of the world is forced to leave his city estimates of great and small, wise and foolish. The knapsack of custom falls off his back with the first step he makes into these precincts. Here is sanctity which shames our religions, and reality which discredits our heroes. Here we find Nature to be the circumstance which dwarfs every other circumstance, and judges like a god all men that come to her.”

Men World Firsts Reality Fall Cities Steps Wise Judging Hero Circumstances Shame Foolish Forests Gates Customs First Steps Sanctity Dwarfs Discredit

Book:Essays and Lectures

Source: Essays and Lectures

“It is our custom to say that someone is 'lucky' or 'unlucky' if they meet with fortunate or unfortunate circumstances, respectively. It is, however, too simplistic to think in terms of random 'luck.' Even from a scientific point of view, this is not a sufficient explanation.”

Ifs Thinking Term Views Circumstances Lucky Luck Rewards Point Of View Fortunate Explanation Sufficient Customs Unfortunate Unlucky Unfortunate Circumstances

Book:Answers: Discussions with Western Buddhists

Source: Answers: Discussions with Western Buddhists

“That only a few, under any circumstances, protest against the injustice of long-established laws and customs, does not disprove the fact of the oppressions, while the satisfaction of the many, if real only proves their apathy and deeper degradation.”

Ifs Long Doe Real Facts Law Circumstances Prove Empathy Injustice Satisfaction Deeper Oppression Protest Customs Apathy Degradation

Book:Eighty Years and More: Reminiscences, 1815-1897

Source: Eighty Years and More: Reminiscences, 1815-1897