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Rowe's Rule: the odds are five to six that the light at the end
of the tunnel is the read more
Rowe's Rule: the odds are five to six that the light at the end
of the tunnel is the headlight of an oncoming train.
A person must stand very tall to see their own fate.
A person must stand very tall to see their own fate.
Tempted fate will leave the loftiest star.
Tempted fate will leave the loftiest star.
Fate is not an eagle, it creeps like a rat.
Fate is not an eagle, it creeps like a rat.
Stern fate and time
Will have their victims; and the best die first,
Leaving the bad still read more
Stern fate and time
Will have their victims; and the best die first,
Leaving the bad still strong, though past their prime,
To curse the hopeless world they ever curs'd
Vaunting vile deeds, and vainest of the worst.
Chance generally favors the prudent.
Chance generally favors the prudent.
Let those deplore their doom,
Whose hope still grovels in this dark sojourn:
But lofty souls, who read more
Let those deplore their doom,
Whose hope still grovels in this dark sojourn:
But lofty souls, who look beyond the tomb,
Can smile at Fate, and wonder how they mourn.
