Maxioms Pet

X
  •   15  /  25  

    What need I fear of thee? But yet I'll make assurance double sure, and take a bond of fate: thou shalt not live; That I may tell pale-hearted fear it lies, And sleep in spite of thunder

Share to:

You May Also Like   /   View all maxioms

  ( comments )
  19  /  22  

The wine is poured, you should drink it.
[Fr., Le vin est verse, il faut le boire.]

The wine is poured, you should drink it.
[Fr., Le vin est verse, il faut le boire.]

by Thomas Campbell Found in: Fate Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  14  /  19  

Thy fate is the common fate of all; Into each life some rain must fall.

Thy fate is the common fate of all; Into each life some rain must fall.

  ( comments )
  15  /  16  

All human things are subject to decay,
And when fate summons, monarchs must obey.

All human things are subject to decay,
And when fate summons, monarchs must obey.

by John Dryden Found in: Fate Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  28  /  33  

Fate leads the willing and drags along the unwilling.

Fate leads the willing and drags along the unwilling.

by Seneca Found in: Fate Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  14  /  26  

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,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  9  /  16  

Fate has carried me
'Mid the thick arrows: I will keep my stand--
Not shrink and let read more

Fate has carried me
'Mid the thick arrows: I will keep my stand--
Not shrink and let the shaft pass by my breast
To pierce another.

by Found in: Fate Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  15  /  17  

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,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  10  /  13  

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,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  29  /  33  

Kabira wept when he beheld the millstone roll,
Of that which passes 'twixt the stones, nought goes forth whole.
read more

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

by Edward B. Eastwick Found in: Fate Quotes,
Share to:
Maxioms Web Pet