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Fate is what happens to you when your luck runs out.
Fate is what happens to you when your luck runs out.
The irrevocable Hand
That opes the year's fair gate, doth ope and shut
The portals of our read more
The irrevocable Hand
That opes the year's fair gate, doth ope and shut
The portals of our earthly destinies;
We walk through blindfold, and the noiseless doors
Close after us, forever.
Sow an act...reap a habit; Sow a habit...reap a character; Sow a character...reap a destiny.
Sow an act...reap a habit; Sow a habit...reap a character; Sow a character...reap a destiny.
For I am a weed,
Flung from the rock, on Ocean's foam, to sail,
Where'er the surge read more
For I am a weed,
Flung from the rock, on Ocean's foam, to sail,
Where'er the surge may sweep, the tempest's breath prevail.
Men are what their mothers made them.
Men are what their mothers made them.
They only fall, that strive to move,
Or lose, that care to keep.
They only fall, that strive to move,
Or lose, that care to keep.
Character is fate. (Destiny)
Character is fate. (Destiny)
Life treads on life, and heart on heart;
We press too close in church and mart
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Life treads on life, and heart on heart;
We press too close in church and mart
To keep a dream or grave apart.
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.