Stern fate and time
Will have their victims; and the best die first,
Leaving the bad still read more

Stern fate and time
Will have their victims; and the best die first,
Leaving the bad still strong, though past their prime,
To curse the hopeless world they ever curs'd
Vaunting vile deeds, and vainest of the worst.

There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.

There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.

Tempted fate will leave the loftiest star.

Tempted fate will leave the loftiest star.

Fate chooses our relatives, we choose our friends.

Fate chooses our relatives, we choose our friends.

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.

To bear is to conquer our fate.

To bear is to conquer our fate.

Every one is the architect of his own fortune.

Every one is the architect of his own fortune.

Fate is not an eagle, it creeps like a rat.

Fate is not an eagle, it creeps like a rat.

Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour.

Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour.