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.

Fate chooses our relatives, we choose our friends.

Fate chooses our relatives, we choose our friends.

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

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

There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.

There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.

Call it Nature, Fate, Fortune; all these are names of the one and selfsame God.

Call it Nature, Fate, Fortune; all these are names of the one and selfsame God.

Many things happen between the cup and the lip.

Many things happen between the cup and the lip.

Tempted fate will leave the loftiest star.

Tempted fate will leave the loftiest star.

'Tis Fate that flings the dice,
And as she flings
Of kings makes peasants,
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'Tis Fate that flings the dice,
And as she flings
Of kings makes peasants,
And of peasants kings.

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,