It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.

It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.

They only fall, that strive to move,
Or lose, that care to keep.

They only fall, that strive to move,
Or lose, that care to keep.

Destiny waits alike for the free man as well as for him enslaved by another's might.

Destiny waits alike for the free man as well as for him enslaved by another's might.

We shall be winnowed with so rough a wind
That even our corn shall seem as light as chaff
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We shall be winnowed with so rough a wind
That even our corn shall seem as light as chaff
And good from bad find no partition.

All, soon or late, are doom'd that path to tread.

All, soon or late, are doom'd that path to tread.

The future works out great men's destinies;
The present is enough for common souls,
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The future works out great men's destinies;
The present is enough for common souls,
Who, never looking forward, are indeed
Mere clay wherein the footprints of their age
Are petrified forever.

Art and power will go on as they have done,--will make day out of
night, time out of space, read more

Art and power will go on as they have done,--will make day out of
night, time out of space, and space out of time.

It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped

It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped

Every man meets his Waterloo at last.

Every man meets his Waterloo at last.