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    Imperious Caesar, dead and turned to clay,
    Might stop a hole to keep the wind away.
    O, that that earth which kept the world in awe
    Should patch a wall t' expel the winter's flaw!

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Woman is the salvation or the destruction of the family. She carries its destiny in the folds of her mantle.

Woman is the salvation or the destruction of the family. She carries its destiny in the folds of her mantle.

by Henri-fréderic Amiel Found in: Destiny Quotes,
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No living man can send me to the shades
Before my time; no man of woman born,
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No living man can send me to the shades
Before my time; no man of woman born,
Coward or brave, can shun his destiny.

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Truly some men there be
That live always in great horrour,
And say it goeth by destiny
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Truly some men there be
That live always in great horrour,
And say it goeth by destiny
To hang or wed: both hath one hour;
And whether it be, I am well sure,
Hanging is better of the twain;
Sooner done, and shorter pain.

by Unattributed Author Found in: Destiny Quotes,
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The future works out great men's destinies;
The present is enough for common souls,
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The future works out great men's destinies;
The present is enough for common souls,
Who, never looking forward, are indeed
Mere clay wherein the footprints of their age
Are petrified forever.

by James Russell Lowell Found in: Destiny Quotes,
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As for me, to love you alone, to make you happy, to do nothing which would contradict your wishes, this read more

As for me, to love you alone, to make you happy, to do nothing which would contradict your wishes, this is my destiny and the meaning of my life

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Destiny is something we've invented because we can't stand the fact that everything that happens is accidental.

Destiny is something we've invented because we can't stand the fact that everything that happens is accidental.

by Unknown Author Found in: Destiny Quotes,
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One meets his destiny often in the road he takes to avoid it.

One meets his destiny often in the road he takes to avoid it.

by French Proverb Found in: Destiny Quotes,
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Actions are the seed of fate deeds grow into destiny.

Actions are the seed of fate deeds grow into destiny.

by Harry S. Truman Found in: Destiny Quotes,
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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.

by Yiddish Proverb Found in: Destiny Quotes,
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