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    Fate steals along with silent tread,
    Found oftenest in what least we dread;
    Frowns in the storm with angry brow,
    But in the sunshine strikes the blow.

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The wine is poured, you should drink it.
[Fr., Le vin est verse, il faut le boire.]

The wine is poured, you should drink it.
[Fr., Le vin est verse, il faut le boire.]

by Thomas Campbell Found in: Fate Quotes,
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But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up
another.

But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up
another.

by Bible Found in: Fate Quotes,
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Destiny has two ways of crushing us -- by refusing our wishes and by fulfilling them.

Destiny has two ways of crushing us -- by refusing our wishes and by fulfilling them.

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They are raised on high that they may be dashed to pieces with a
greater fall.
[Lat., Tolluntur read more

They are raised on high that they may be dashed to pieces with a
greater fall.
[Lat., Tolluntur in altum
Ut lapsu gaviore ruant.]

by Claudian (claudianus) Found in: Fate Quotes,
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Fate is not an eagle, it creeps like a rat.

Fate is not an eagle, it creeps like a rat.

by Elizabeth Bowen Found in: Fate Quotes,
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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

by William Shakespeare Found in: Fate Quotes,
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Go with your fate, but not beyond. Beyond leads to dark places.

Go with your fate, but not beyond. Beyond leads to dark places.

by Mary Renault Found in: Fate Quotes,
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He has gone to the demnition bow-wows.

He has gone to the demnition bow-wows.

by Charles Dickens Found in: Fate Quotes,
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Tempted fate will leave the loftiest star.

Tempted fate will leave the loftiest star.

by Lord Byron Found in: Fate Quotes,
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