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Augustus William Hare: He is happy whose circumstances suit his temper; but he is more excellent who…

He is happy whose circumstances suit his temper; but he is more excellent who can suit his temper to any circumstances.

In today’s wordsThe happy person is the one whose circumstances suit his temperament, but the more excellent is the one who can fit his temperament to any circumstances.

Augustus William HareCommonly attributed
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From the book Quoted in Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources, compiled by James Wood, 1893

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