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Every man meets his Waterloo at last.
Every man meets his Waterloo at last.
If a man is destined to drown, he will drown even in a spoonful of water.
If a man is destined to drown, he will drown even in a spoonful of water.
 They only fall, that strive to move,
 Or lose, that care to keep.  
 They only fall, that strive to move,
 Or lose, that care to keep. 
It is a mistake to try to look too far ahead. The chain of destiny can only be grasped one read more
It is a mistake to try to look too far ahead. The chain of destiny can only be grasped one link at a time.
Dreams are like stars...you may never touch them, but if you follow them they will lead you to your destiny.
Dreams are like stars...you may never touch them, but if you follow them they will lead you to your destiny.
Ideals are like stars; you will not succeed in touching them with your hands. But like the seafaring man on read more
Ideals are like stars; you will not succeed in touching them with your hands. But like the seafaring man on the desert of waters, you choose them as your guides, and following them you will reach your destiny.
I have no regrets in my life. I think that everything happens to you for a reason. The hard times read more
I have no regrets in my life. I think that everything happens to you for a reason. The hard times that you go through build character, making you a much stronger person.
 O Hamlet, what a falling-off was there,
 From me, whose love was of that dignity
  That it read more 
 O Hamlet, what a falling-off was there,
 From me, whose love was of that dignity
  That it went hand in hand even with the vow
   I made to her in marriage, and to decline
    Upon a wretch whose natural gifts were poor
     To those of mine! 
 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.