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The bow is bent, the arrow flies,
The winged shaft of fate.
The bow is bent, the arrow flies,
The winged shaft of fate.
'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.
No power or virtue of man could ever have deserved that what has
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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.]
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.
To bear is to conquer our fate.
To bear is to conquer our fate.
Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour.
Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour.
Many things happen between the cup and the lip.
Many things happen between the cup and the lip.
Fate chooses our relatives, we choose our friends.
Fate chooses our relatives, we choose our friends.
What fates impose, that men must needs abide; It boots not to resist both wind and tide
What fates impose, that men must needs abide; It boots not to resist both wind and tide
