There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.

There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.

Chance generally favors the prudent.

Chance generally favors the prudent.

To bear is to conquer our fate.

To bear is to conquer our fate.

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.

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.

Fate chooses our relatives, we choose our friends.

Fate chooses our relatives, we choose our friends.

'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.

As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse
causeless shall not come.

As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse
causeless shall not come.

Can you make a mistake and miss your fate?

Can you make a mistake and miss your fate?