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Tempted fate will leave the loftiest star.
Tempted fate will leave the loftiest star.
Kabira wept when he beheld the millstone roll,
Of that which passes 'twixt the stones, nought goes forth whole.
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Kabira wept when he beheld the millstone roll,
Of that which passes 'twixt the stones, nought goes forth whole.
- Edward B. Eastwick,
Unhappy is the fate of one who tries to win his battles and succeed in his attacks without cultivating the read more
Unhappy is the fate of one who tries to win his battles and succeed in his attacks without cultivating the spirit of enterprise, for the result is waste of time and general stagnation.
He has gone to the demnition bow-wows.
He has gone to the demnition bow-wows.
Fate is not an eagle, it creeps like a rat.
Fate is not an eagle, it creeps like a rat.
The bow is bent, the arrow flies,
The winged shaft of fate.
The bow is bent, the arrow flies,
The winged shaft of fate.
Fate chooses our relatives, we choose our friends.
Fate chooses our relatives, we choose our friends.
Fate is for those too weak to determine their own destiny.
Fate is for those too weak to determine their own destiny.
