If a man is destined to drown, he will drown even in a spoonful of water.

If a man is destined to drown, he will drown even in a spoonful of water.

We are what we must
And not what we would be. I know that one hour
Assures read more

We are what we must
And not what we would be. I know that one hour
Assures not another. The will and the power
Are diverse.

Let Hercules himself do what he may,
The cat will mew, and dog will have his day.

Let Hercules himself do what he may,
The cat will mew, and dog will have his day.

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.

Upon the conduct of each depends the fate of all.

Upon the conduct of each depends the fate of all.

Man's ultimate destiny is to become one with the Divine Power which governs and sustains the creation and its creatures.

Man's ultimate destiny is to become one with the Divine Power which governs and sustains the creation and its creatures.

Our destiny changes with our thought; we shall become what we wish to become, do what we wish to do, read more

Our destiny changes with our thought; we shall become what we wish to become, do what we wish to do, when our habitual thought corresponds with our desire.

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.]

As for me, to love you alone, to make you happy, to do nothing which would contradict your wishes, this read more

As for me, to love you alone, to make you happy, to do nothing which would contradict your wishes, this is my destiny and the meaning of my life