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They are raised on high that they may be dashed to pieces with a
greater fall.
[Lat., Tolluntur read more

They are raised on high that they may be dashed to pieces with a
greater fall.
[Lat., Tolluntur in altum
Ut lapsu gaviore ruant.]

by Claudian (claudianus) Found in: Fate Quotes,
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The dawn is overcast, the morning lowers,
And heavily in clouds brings on the day,
The great, read more

The dawn is overcast, the morning lowers,
And heavily in clouds brings on the day,
The great, the important day, big with the fate
Of Cato, and of Rome.

by Joseph Addison Found in: Fate Quotes,
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No power or virtue of man could ever have deserved that what has
been fated should not have taken read more

No power or virtue of man could ever have deserved that what has
been fated should not have taken place.
[Lat., Nulla vis humana vel virtus meruisse unquam potuit, ut,
quod praescripsit fatalis ordo, non fiat.]

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Each man is the architect of his own fate.

Each man is the architect of his own fate.

by Appius Claudius Found in: Fate Quotes,
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Fate steals along with silent tread,
Found oftenest in what least we dread;
Frowns in the storm read more

Fate steals along with silent tread,
Found oftenest in what least we dread;
Frowns in the storm with angry brow,
But in the sunshine strikes the blow.

by William Cowper Found in: Fate Quotes,
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Unhappy is the fate of one who tries to win his battles and succeed in his attacks without cultivating the read more

Unhappy is the fate of one who tries to win his battles and succeed in his attacks without cultivating the spirit of enterprise, for the result is waste of time and general stagnation.

by Sun Tzu Found in: Fate Quotes,
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What fates impose, that men must needs abide; It boots not to resist both wind and tide

What fates impose, that men must needs abide; It boots not to resist both wind and tide

by William Shakespeare Found in: Fate Quotes,
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Fate leads the willing and drags along the unwilling.

Fate leads the willing and drags along the unwilling.

by Seneca Found in: Fate Quotes,
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Many things happen between the cup and the lip.

Many things happen between the cup and the lip.

by Robert Burton Found in: Fate Quotes,
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