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Many things happen between the cup and the lip.
Many things happen between the cup and the lip.
Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour.
Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour.
They are raised on high that they may be dashed to pieces with a
greater fall.
[Lat., Tolluntur read more
They are raised on high that they may be dashed to pieces with a
greater fall.
[Lat., Tolluntur in altum
Ut lapsu gaviore ruant.]
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.
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.
Each man is the architect of his own fate.
Each man is the architect of his own fate.
A person must stand very tall to see their own fate.
A person must stand very tall to see their own fate.
Things and actions are what they are, and the consequences of
them will be what they will be; why read more
Things and actions are what they are, and the consequences of
them will be what they will be; why then should we desire to be
deceived?