The dawn is overcast, the morning lowers,
And heavily in clouds brings on the day,
The great, read more

The dawn is overcast, the morning lowers,
And heavily in clouds brings on the day,
The great, the important day, big with the fate
Of Cato, and of Rome.

Fate chooses our relatives, we choose our friends.

Fate chooses our relatives, we choose our friends.

The heart is its own Fate.

The heart is its own Fate.

Go with your fate, but not beyond. Beyond leads to dark places.

Go with your fate, but not beyond. Beyond leads to dark places.

Chance generally favors the prudent.

Chance generally favors the prudent.

Fate has carried me
'Mid the thick arrows: I will keep my stand--
Not shrink and let read more

Fate has carried me
'Mid the thick arrows: I will keep my stand--
Not shrink and let the shaft pass by my breast
To pierce another.

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.

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.

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.