Frederick William Robertson: It is not the situation which makes the man, but the man who makes the…
It is not the situation which makes the man, but the man who makes the situation. The slave may be a freeman. The monarch may be a slave. Situations are noble or ignoble, as we make them.
In today’s wordsIt's not the situation that makes the person, but the person who makes the situation. A slave can be free, and a monarch can be a slave. Situations are noble or ignoble depending on how we handle them.
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