Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour.

Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour.

Kabira wept when he beheld the millstone roll,
Of that which passes 'twixt the stones, nought goes forth whole.
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Kabira wept when he beheld the millstone roll,
Of that which passes 'twixt the stones, nought goes forth whole.
- Edward B. Eastwick,

To bear is to conquer our fate.

To bear is to conquer our fate.

Many things happen between the cup and the lip.

Many things happen between the cup and the lip.

Relatives are the worst friends, said the fox as the dogs took after him

Relatives are the worst friends, said the fox as the dogs took after him

Each man is the architect of his own fate.

Each man is the architect of his own fate.

A person must stand very tall to see their own fate.

A person must stand very tall to see their own fate.

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.]

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