Do you always do as you would like to do were it in your power? I find that circumstances force me often to act in a manner quite opposite to what I should prefer; I am, of course, judged by my acts, but do they really afford a true key to my character? I think not.
The Complete Works of Richard Jefferies (18 Complete Works of Richard Jefferies Including After London, Amaryllis at the Fair, Bevis, The Life of the Fields, The Open Air, And More)