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It's the niceties that make the difference fate gives us the hand, and we play the cards.
It's the niceties that make the difference fate gives us the hand, and we play the cards.
Every one is the architect of his own fortune.
Every one is the architect of his own fortune.
No power or virtue of man could ever have deserved that what has
been fated should not have taken read more
No power or virtue of man could ever have deserved that what has
been fated should not have taken place.
[Lat., Nulla vis humana vel virtus meruisse unquam potuit, ut,
quod praescripsit fatalis ordo, non fiat.]
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.
Fate is for those too weak to determine their own destiny.
Fate is for those too weak to determine their own destiny.
'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.
Can you make a mistake and miss your fate?
Can you make a mistake and miss your fate?
Tempted fate will leave the loftiest star.
Tempted fate will leave the loftiest star.
Fate leads the willing and drags along the unwilling.
Fate leads the willing and drags along the unwilling.
