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Every one is the architect of his own fortune.
Every one is the architect of his own fortune.
What fates impose, that men must needs abide; It boots not to resist both wind and tide
What fates impose, that men must needs abide; It boots not to resist both wind and tide
Many things happen between the cup and the lip.
Many things happen between the cup and the lip.
Yet what are they, the learned and the great?
Awhile of longer wonderment the theme!
Who shall read more
Yet what are they, the learned and the great?
Awhile of longer wonderment the theme!
Who shall presume to prophesy their date,
Where nought is certain save the uncertainty of fate?
- Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher,
Fate is nothing but the deeds committed in a prior state of existence.
Fate is nothing but the deeds committed in a prior state of existence.
Fate has carried me
'Mid the thick arrows: I will keep my stand--
Not shrink and let read more
Fate has carried me
'Mid the thick arrows: I will keep my stand--
Not shrink and let the shaft pass by my breast
To pierce another.
Thy fate is the common fate of all; Into each life some rain must fall.
Thy fate is the common fate of all; Into each life some rain must fall.
Can you make a mistake and miss your fate?
Can you make a mistake and miss your fate?
