Here burns my candle out; ay, here it dies,
Which, whiles it lasted, gave King Henry light.

Here burns my candle out; ay, here it dies,
Which, whiles it lasted, gave King Henry light.

Upon the conduct of each depends the fate of all.

Upon the conduct of each depends the fate of all.

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.

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.

There are certain events which to each man's life are as comets
to the earth, seemingly strange and erratic read more

There are certain events which to each man's life are as comets
to the earth, seemingly strange and erratic portents; distinct
from the ordinary lights which guide our course and mark our
seasons, yet true to their own laws, potent in their own
influences.

Actions are the seed of fate deeds grow into destiny.

Actions are the seed of fate deeds grow into destiny.

Destiny waits alike for the free man as well as for him enslaved by another's might.

Destiny waits alike for the free man as well as for him enslaved by another's might.

All, soon or late, are doom'd that path to tread.

All, soon or late, are doom'd that path to tread.

Destiny. A tyrant's authority for crime and a fool's excuse for failure.

Destiny. A tyrant's authority for crime and a fool's excuse for failure.