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Quotes & Sayings: Destiny
Fate is not an eagle, it creeps like a rat.
- Bowen, Elizabeth Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved. - Bryan, William Jennings There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn. - Camus, Albert I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act. - Chesterton, G.K. Death and life have their determined appointments; riches and honours depend upon heaven. - Confucius What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. - Emerson, Ralph Waldo It matters not how straight the gate How charged with punishments the scroll I am the master of my fate I am the captain of my soul. - Henley, William E. There's someone out there for everyone-even if you need a pickaxe, a compass, and night goggles to find them. (L.A. Story) - Martin, Steve But blind to former as to future fate, What mortal knows his pre-existent state? - Pope, Alexander We may become the makers of our fate when we have ceased to pose as its prophets. - Popper, Karl Fate leads the willing and drags along the unwilling. - Seneca Men at some time are masters of their fates:< - Shakespeare, William There is no armor against fate;< - Shirley, James Immortality--a fate worse than death. - Shoaff, Edgar A. Destiny: A tyrant's authority for crime and a fool's excuse for failure. - Bierce, Ambrose Fate is not satisfied with inflicting one calamity. - Syrus, Publilius The road goes ever on and on down fromthe door where it began. Now far ahead the road has gone and I must follow if I can. Pursuing it with weary feet until it joins some larger way, where many paths and errands meet -and whither then, I cannot say. - Tolkien, J.R.R. |
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