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He has gone to the demnition bow-wows.
He has gone to the demnition bow-wows.
Chance generally favors the prudent.
Chance generally favors the prudent.
'Tis Fate that flings the dice,
And as she flings
Of kings makes peasants,
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'Tis Fate that flings the dice,
And as she flings
Of kings makes peasants,
And of peasants kings.
Fate leads the willing and drags along the unwilling.
Fate leads the willing and drags along the unwilling.
There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.
There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.
It's the niceties that make the difference fate gives us the hand, and we play the cards.
It's the niceties that make the difference fate gives us the hand, and we play the cards.
Stern fate and time
Will have their victims; and the best die first,
Leaving the bad still read more
Stern fate and time
Will have their victims; and the best die first,
Leaving the bad still strong, though past their prime,
To curse the hopeless world they ever curs'd
Vaunting vile deeds, and vainest of the worst.
All human things are subject to decay,
And when fate summons, monarchs must obey.
All human things are subject to decay,
And when fate summons, monarchs must obey.
Can you make a mistake and miss your fate?
Can you make a mistake and miss your fate?