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Ideals are like stars; you will not succeed in touching them with your hands. But like the seafaring man on read more
Ideals are like stars; you will not succeed in touching them with your hands. But like the seafaring man on the desert of waters, you choose them as your guides, and following them you will reach your destiny.
It is a mistake to try to look too far ahead. The chain of destiny can only be grasped one read more
It is a mistake to try to look too far ahead. The chain of destiny can only be grasped one link at a time.
It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped
It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped
The irrevocable Hand
That opes the year's fair gate, doth ope and shut
The portals of our read more
The irrevocable Hand
That opes the year's fair gate, doth ope and shut
The portals of our earthly destinies;
We walk through blindfold, and the noiseless doors
Close after us, forever.
Imperious Caesar, dead and turned to clay,
Might stop a hole to keep the wind away.
O, read more
Imperious Caesar, dead and turned to clay,
Might stop a hole to keep the wind away.
O, that that earth which kept the world in awe
Should patch a wall t' expel the winter's flaw!
And so we stand here motionless, waiting for the bitter end of all that is beautiful in this world; hoping read more
And so we stand here motionless, waiting for the bitter end of all that is beautiful in this world; hoping only that the futures power will shed light on a new and wonderful destiny.
Destiny. A tyrant's authority for crime and a fool's excuse for failure.
Destiny. A tyrant's authority for crime and a fool's excuse for failure.
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.]
Dreams are like stars...you may never touch them, but if you follow them they will lead you to your destiny.
Dreams are like stars...you may never touch them, but if you follow them they will lead you to your destiny.
