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.

My death and life,
My bane and antidote, are both before me.

My death and life,
My bane and antidote, are both before me.

One meets his destiny often in the road he takes to avoid it.

One meets his destiny often in the road he takes to avoid it.

For I am a weed,
Flung from the rock, on Ocean's foam, to sail,
Where'er the surge read more

For I am a weed,
Flung from the rock, on Ocean's foam, to sail,
Where'er the surge may sweep, the tempest's breath prevail.

The future works out great men's destinies;
The present is enough for common souls,
Who, never looking read more

The future works out great men's destinies;
The present is enough for common souls,
Who, never looking forward, are indeed
Mere clay wherein the footprints of their age
Are petrified forever.

In life, the only certainty is uncertainty.

In life, the only certainty is uncertainty.

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.

It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped

It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped

Every man meets his Waterloo at last.

Every man meets his Waterloo at last.