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The bow is bent, the arrow flies,
The winged shaft of fate.
The bow is bent, the arrow flies,
The winged shaft of fate.
Fate leads the willing and drags along the unwilling.
Fate leads the willing and drags along the unwilling.
Tempted fate will leave the loftiest star.
Tempted fate will leave the loftiest star.
Destiny has two ways of crushing us -- by refusing our wishes and by fulfilling them.
Destiny has two ways of crushing us -- by refusing our wishes and by fulfilling them.
Yet what are they, the learned and the great?
Awhile of longer wonderment the theme!
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Yet what are they, the learned and the great?
Awhile of longer wonderment the theme!
Who shall presume to prophesy their date,
Where nought is certain save the uncertainty of fate?
- Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher,
A person must stand very tall to see their own fate.
A person must stand very tall to see their own fate.
Fate is not an eagle, it creeps like a rat.
Fate is not an eagle, it creeps like a rat.
We create our fate every day we live
We create our fate every day we live
