“The circumstances with which every thing in this world is begirt, give every thing in this world its size and shape; – and by tightening it, or relaxing it, this way or that, make the thing to be, what it is – great – little – good – bad – indifferent or not indifferent, just as the case happens.”

“The circumstances with which every thing in this world is begirt, give every thing in this world its size and shape; – and by tightening it, or relaxing it, this way or that, make the thing to be, what it is – great – little – good – bad – indifferent or not indifferent, just as the case happens.”

— Laurence Sterne