Fate leads the willing and drags along the unwilling.

Fate leads the willing and drags along the unwilling.

But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up
another.

But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up
another.

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.

Albrecht's Law: Social innovations tend to the level of minimum
tolerable well being.

Albrecht's Law: Social innovations tend to the level of minimum
tolerable well being.

Acting, First Rule of: Whatever happens, look as if you intended
it to happen.

Acting, First Rule of: Whatever happens, look as if you intended
it to happen.

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,

Destiny has two ways of crushing us -- by refusing our wishes and by fulfilling them.

Destiny has two ways of crushing us -- by refusing our wishes and by fulfilling them.

A system tends to grow in complexity instead of simplicity, until
the resulting unreliability becomes intolerable.

A system tends to grow in complexity instead of simplicity, until
the resulting unreliability becomes intolerable.

Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour.

Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour.