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Every man meets his Waterloo at last.
Every man meets his Waterloo at last.
One meets his destiny often in the road he takes to avoid it.
One meets his destiny often in the road he takes to avoid it.
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.
Watch your thoughts, for they become words.Watch your words, for they become actions.Watch your actions, for they become habits.Watch your read more
Watch your thoughts, for they become words.Watch your words, for they become actions.Watch your actions, for they become habits.Watch your habits, for they become character.Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.
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.
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.
In life, the only certainty is uncertainty.
In life, the only certainty is uncertainty.
There are certain events which to each man's life are as comets
to the earth, seemingly strange and erratic read more
There are certain events which to each man's life are as comets
to the earth, seemingly strange and erratic portents; distinct
from the ordinary lights which guide our course and mark our
seasons, yet true to their own laws, potent in their own
influences.
Intellect annuls fate. So far as a man thinks, he is free.
Intellect annuls fate. So far as a man thinks, he is free.