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Chance generally favors the prudent.
Chance generally favors the prudent.
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.
The wine is poured, you should drink it.
[Fr., Le vin est verse, il faut le boire.]
The wine is poured, you should drink it.
[Fr., Le vin est verse, il faut le boire.]
Each man is the architect of his own fate.
Each man is the architect of his own fate.
Can you make a mistake and miss your fate?
Can you make a mistake and miss your fate?
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.
He has gone to the demnition bow-wows.
He has gone to the demnition bow-wows.
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.]
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.