How a person masters his fate is more important than what his fate is.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- How someone responds to their circumstances matters more than the circumstances themselves.
- In plain terms
- Your reaction matters more than your situation.
- What can you take from it?
- Focus on how you handle fate.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you master your fate?
- What defines your response?
Another view
Some circumstances limit what anyone can do.
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