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A consistent soul believes in destiny, a capricious one in chance.
A consistent soul believes in destiny, a capricious one in chance.
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.
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.
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.
Imperious Caesar, dead and turned to clay,
Might stop a hole to keep the wind away.
O, read more
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!
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.
Every man meets his Waterloo at last.
Every man meets his Waterloo at last.
It's choice--not chance--that determines your destiny.
It's choice--not chance--that determines your destiny.
My death and life,
My bane and antidote, are both before me.
My death and life,
My bane and antidote, are both before me.