Here burns my candle out; ay, here it dies,
Which, whiles it lasted, gave King Henry light.

Here burns my candle out; ay, here it dies,
Which, whiles it lasted, gave King Henry light.

My death and life,
My bane and antidote, are both before me.

My death and life,
My bane and antidote, are both before me.

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.

Upon the conduct of each depends the fate of all.

Upon the conduct of each depends the fate of all.

It's choice--not chance--that determines your destiny.

It's choice--not chance--that determines your destiny.

Fate is what happens to you when your luck runs out.

Fate is what happens to you when your luck runs out.

For rarely man escapes his destiny.
[It., Che l'uomo il suo destin fugge di raro.]

For rarely man escapes his destiny.
[It., Che l'uomo il suo destin fugge di raro.]

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

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

No trumpets sound when the important decisions of our life are made. Destiny is made known silently.

No trumpets sound when the important decisions of our life are made. Destiny is made known silently.