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Tempted fate will leave the loftiest star.
Tempted fate will leave the loftiest star.
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.
Unhappy is the fate of one who tries to win his battles and succeed in his attacks without cultivating the read more
Unhappy is the fate of one who tries to win his battles and succeed in his attacks without cultivating the spirit of enterprise, for the result is waste of time and general stagnation.
We create our fate every day we live
We create our fate every day we live
Many things happen between the cup and the lip.
Many things happen between the cup and the lip.
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,
There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.
There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.
A person must stand very tall to see their own fate.
A person must stand very tall to see their own fate.
The bow is bent, the arrow flies,
The winged shaft of fate.
The bow is bent, the arrow flies,
The winged shaft of fate.
