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We shall be winnowed with so rough a wind
That even our corn shall seem as light as chaff
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We shall be winnowed with so rough a wind
That even our corn shall seem as light as chaff
And good from bad find no partition.
O Hamlet, what a falling-off was there,
From me, whose love was of that dignity
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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!
Men heap together the mistakes of their lives, and create a monster they call Destiny.
Men heap together the mistakes of their lives, and create a monster they call Destiny.
It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.
It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.
Actions are the seed of fate deeds grow into destiny.
Actions are the seed of fate deeds grow into destiny.
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.
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.
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.
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.