Think you I bear the shears of destiny?
Have I commandment on the pulse of life?

Think you I bear the shears of destiny?
Have I commandment on the pulse of life?

Actions are the seed of fate deeds grow into destiny.

Actions are the seed of fate deeds grow into destiny.

Upon the conduct of each depends the fate of all.

Upon the conduct of each depends the fate of all.

For rarely man escapes his destiny.
[It., Che l'uomo il suo destin fugge di raro.]

For rarely man escapes his destiny.
[It., Che l'uomo il suo destin fugge di raro.]

All, soon or late, are doom'd that path to tread.

All, soon or late, are doom'd that path to tread.

Unseen hands delay
The coming of what oft seems close in ken,
And, contrary, the moment, when read more

Unseen hands delay
The coming of what oft seems close in ken,
And, contrary, the moment, when we say
"'Twill never come!" comes on us even then.

Destiny waits alike for the free man as well as for him enslaved by another's might.

Destiny waits alike for the free man as well as for him enslaved by another's might.

No trumpets sound when the important decisions of our life are made. Destiny is made known silently.

No trumpets sound when the important decisions of our life are made. Destiny is made known silently.

Destiny is the prison and chain of the ignorant. Understand that destiny like the water of the Nile: Water before read more

Destiny is the prison and chain of the ignorant. Understand that destiny like the water of the Nile: Water before the faithful, blood before the unbeliever.