'Tis Fate that flings the dice,
And as she flings
Of kings makes peasants,
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'Tis Fate that flings the dice,
And as she flings
Of kings makes peasants,
And of peasants kings.

As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse
causeless shall not come.

As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse
causeless shall not come.

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.

A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking.

A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking.

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

Albrecht's Law: Social innovations tend to the level of minimum
tolerable well being.

Albrecht's Law: Social innovations tend to the level of minimum
tolerable well being.

Agnes Allen's Law: Almost anything is easier to get into than
out of.

Agnes Allen's Law: Almost anything is easier to get into than
out of.

Abbott's Admonitions: (1) If you have to ask, you're not
entitled to know. (2) If you don't like the read more

Abbott's Admonitions: (1) If you have to ask, you're not
entitled to know. (2) If you don't like the answer, you
shouldn't have asked the question.

Success, the mark no mortal wit,
Or surest hand, can always hit:
For whatsoe'er we perpetrate,
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Success, the mark no mortal wit,
Or surest hand, can always hit:
For whatsoe'er we perpetrate,
We do but row, we're steer'd by Fate,
Which in success oft disinherits,
For spurious causes, noblest merits.