What a person does, and how we judge it, depends on circumstances rather than character

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• People are not fully determined by conditions; they decide whether to give in to them or stand up to them VFViktor Franklc. 1962–1992
• What you see depends on what you look at and on what your experience has taught you to see TKThomas Kuhnc. 1962
• A group’s culture depends on what its members do, not on who they are DCDaniel Coyle6 Feb 2018
• When you see a worthy person, think of equalling them; when you see the opposite, look inward and examine yourself COConfuciusc. 551–479 BCE
• What we achieve depends less on how much time we have than on how we use it JMJohn Stuart Mill1 Feb 1867

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