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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.
But you can catch yourself entertaining habitually certain ideas and setting others aside; and that, I think, is where our read more
But you can catch yourself entertaining habitually certain ideas and setting others aside; and that, I think, is where our personal destinies are largely decided.
I don’t know what your destiny will be, but one thing I do know: the only ones among you who read more
I don’t know what your destiny will be, but one thing I do know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve.
Every man meets his Waterloo at last.
Every man meets his Waterloo at last.
Our problems are man-made, therefore they may be solved by man. No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings.
Our problems are man-made, therefore they may be solved by man. No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings.
And so we stand here motionless, waiting for the bitter end of all that is beautiful in this world; hoping read more
And so we stand here motionless, waiting for the bitter end of all that is beautiful in this world; hoping only that the futures power will shed light on a new and wonderful destiny.
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.]
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!
I can't control my destiny, I trust my soul, my only goal is just to be. There's only now, there's read more
I can't control my destiny, I trust my soul, my only goal is just to be. There's only now, there's only here. Give in to love or live in fear. No other path, no other way. No day but today.