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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.
I don’t know what your destiny will be, but one thing I do know: the only ones among you who read more
I don’t know what your destiny will be, but one thing I do know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve.
Destiny is something we've invented because we can't stand the fact that everything that happens is accidental.
Destiny is something we've invented because we can't stand the fact that everything that happens is accidental.
They only fall, that strive to move,
Or lose, that care to keep.
They only fall, that strive to move,
Or lose, that care to keep.
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.
All, soon or late, are doom'd that path to tread.
All, soon or late, are doom'd that path to tread.
O Hamlet, what a falling-off was there,
From me, whose love was of that dignity
That it read more
O Hamlet, what a falling-off was there,
From me, whose love was of that dignity
That it went hand in hand even with the vow
I made to her in marriage, and to decline
Upon a wretch whose natural gifts were poor
To those of mine!
Sow an act...reap a habit; Sow a habit...reap a character; Sow a character...reap a destiny.
Sow an act...reap a habit; Sow a habit...reap a character; Sow a character...reap a destiny.
Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice: It is not a thing to be waited read more
Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice: It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.