“When the sovereign spirit within us is true to nature, it stands poised and ready to adjust to every change in circumstances and to seize each new opportunity. It doesn't approach an object with prejudice or preconception, but handles each thing dispassionately before embracing it and, if necessary, finds advantage in what opposes it. It is like fire in this regard. Whereas a feeble flame might suffocate under a pile of dry sticks, a robust fire consumes everything it touches. The more objects of any kind heaped on it, the higher it rises, the hotter it burns.” IfsKindMightSpiritOpportunityFireObjectsReadyHigherCircumstancesApproachAdvantagePrejudiceRegardSticksHandleFlamesDrySovereignRobustPreconceptionsNew OpportunityHotter Book:The Emperor's Handbook: A New Translation of The Meditations Source: The Emperor's Handbook: A New Translation of The Meditations
“Everything has two handles; the one soft and manageable, the other such as will not endure to be touched. If then your brother do you an injury, do not take it by the hot hard handle, by representing to yourself all the aggravating circumstances of the fact; but look rather on the soft side, and extenuate it as much as is possible, by considering the nearness of the relation, and the long friendship and familiarity between you--obligations to kindness which a single provocation ought not to dissolve. And thus you will take the accident by its manageable handle.” IfsLooksLongTwoHardFactsSidesKindnessBrotherOughtCircumstancesRelationHotEndureAccidentsHandleObligationInjuryTouchedConsideringFamiliarityRepresentingYour BrotherProvocationManageableForbearanceIf ThenAggravatingLong Friendship Author:Epictetus
“I go and I keep friends with [Abe] Rosenthal at the New York Times and people of that sort, you know. And all - I mean, not all the Jews, but a lot of the Jews are great friends of mine, they swarm around me and are friendly to me because they know that I'm friendly with Israel. But they don't know how I really feel about what they are doing to this country. And I have no power, no way to handle them, but I would stand up if under proper circumstances.” PeopleIfsKnowsWayFeelsMeanCountryKnow HowNew YorkMinesCircumstancesJewIsraelScaryHandleFriendlyNew York TimesGreat FriendSwarmsAbe Author:Billy Graham
“The twisted circumstances under which we live is grist for the writing mill, the loving, hating and discovering, finding new handles for old pitchers . . .” WritingHateCircumstancesFindingsHandleDiscoveringTwistedPitcherMills Author:Alice Childress
“There are no great men, just great circumstances, and how they handle those circumstances will determine the outcome of history.” MenCircumstancesDetermineHandleOutcomesGreat Men Author:William Halsey
“You see, when we talk about perfect trust, we're talking about what gives us roots, character, the stability to handle the hard times. Trusting God doesn't alter our circumstances. Perfect trust in Him changes us.” GivingHardCharacterPerfectTalkingCircumstancesRootsHandleHard TimesStabilityTrust In God Book:Perfect Trust Source: Perfect Trust
“The point of the adversity is to toughen your mind so that you can handle difficult circumstances in life. Your mind, toughen just like you toughen your body. So it really depends on what you need. It really depends on the individual.” NeedsMindBodyIndividualDifficultLike YouDependsCircumstancesAdversityYour BodyHandleDifficult Circumstances Author:Robert Greene
“My favorites movies are always character driven, it's the human equation that makes horror interesting to me, not the monsters. It's how people handle extreme circumstances.” PeopleHumansCharacterInterestingCircumstancesHorrorExtremesDrivenMonstersHandleEquations Author:Ed Gass-Donnelly