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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.]
Every one is the architect of his own fortune.
Every one is the architect of his own fortune.
The dawn is overcast, the morning lowers,
And heavily in clouds brings on the day,
The great, read more
The dawn is overcast, the morning lowers,
And heavily in clouds brings on the day,
The great, the important day, big with the fate
Of Cato, and of Rome.
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.]
We create our fate every day we live
We create our fate every day we live
What need I fear of thee? But yet I'll make assurance double sure, and take a bond of fate: thou read more
What need I fear of thee? But yet I'll make assurance double sure, and take a bond of fate: thou shalt not live; That I may tell pale-hearted fear it lies, And sleep in spite of thunder
It's the niceties that make the difference fate gives us the hand, and we play the cards.
It's the niceties that make the difference fate gives us the hand, and we play the cards.
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.
Many things happen between the cup and the lip.
Many things happen between the cup and the lip.
