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Men are what their mothers made them.
Men are what their mothers made them.
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.
 Let Hercules himself do what he may,
 The cat will mew, and dog will have his day.  
 Let Hercules himself do what he may,
 The cat will mew, and dog will have his day. 
Our destiny changes with our thought; we shall become what we wish to become, do what we wish to do, read more
Our destiny changes with our thought; we shall become what we wish to become, do what we wish to do, when our habitual thought corresponds with our desire.
And when man faces destiny, destiny ends and man comes into his own.
And when man faces destiny, destiny ends and man comes into his own.
 The future works out great men's destinies;
 The present is enough for common souls,
  Who, never looking read more 
 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. 
To accomplish our destiny it is not enough to merely guard prudently against road accidents. We must also cover before read more
To accomplish our destiny it is not enough to merely guard prudently against road accidents. We must also cover before nightfall the distance assigned to each of us.
 My death and life,
 My bane and antidote, are both before me.  
 My death and life,
 My bane and antidote, are both before me. 
 Art and power will go on as they have done,--will make day out of 
night, time out of space, read more 
 Art and power will go on as they have done,--will make day out of 
night, time out of space, and space out of time.