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    Success, the mark no mortal wit,
    Or surest hand, can always hit:
    For whatsoe'er we perpetrate,
    We do but row, we're steer'd by Fate,
    Which in success oft disinherits,
    For spurious causes, noblest merits.

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Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour.

Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour.

by Ovid Found in: Fate Quotes,
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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.

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Things and actions are what they are, and the consequences of
them will be what they will be; why read more

Things and actions are what they are, and the consequences of
them will be what they will be; why then should we desire to be
deceived?

by Bishop Joseph Butler Found in: Fate Quotes,
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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.

by Sun Tzu Found in: Fate Quotes,
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What need I fear of thee? But yet I'll make assurance double sure, and take a bond of fate: thou read more

What need I fear of thee? But yet I'll make assurance double sure, and take a bond of fate: thou shalt not live; That I may tell pale-hearted fear it lies, And sleep in spite of thunder

by William Shakespeare Found in: Fate Quotes,
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Here's a sigh to those who love me,
And a smile to those who hate;
And whatever read more

Here's a sigh to those who love me,
And a smile to those who hate;
And whatever sky's above me,
Here's a heart for every fate.

by George Gordon Noel Byron Found in: Fate Quotes,
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Fate is nothing but the deeds committed in a prior state of existence.

Fate is nothing but the deeds committed in a prior state of existence.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Fate Quotes,
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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.

by Seneca Found in: Fate Quotes,
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Tempted fate will leave the loftiest star.

Tempted fate will leave the loftiest star.

by Lord Byron Found in: Fate Quotes,
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