Suit His Temper

He is happy, whose circumstances suit his temper; but he is more excellent, who can suit his temper to any circumstances.

-- David Hume (1711 - 1776), Scottish philosopher, historian, economist, and essayist, An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals (1751) § 6.9 : Of Qualities Useful to Ourselves, Pt. 1