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    Kabira wept when he beheld the millstone roll,
    Of that which passes 'twixt the stones, nought goes forth whole.
    - Edward B. Eastwick,

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A person must stand very tall to see their own fate.

A person must stand very tall to see their own fate.

by Danish Proverb Found in: Fate Quotes,
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The bow is bent, the arrow flies,
The winged shaft of fate.

The bow is bent, the arrow flies,
The winged shaft of fate.

by Ira Frederick Aldridge Found in: Fate Quotes,
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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.

by Samuel Butler 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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'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.

by John Dryden Found in: Fate Quotes,
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All human things are subject to decay,
And when fate summons, monarchs must obey.

All human things are subject to decay,
And when fate summons, monarchs must obey.

by John Dryden Found in: Fate Quotes,
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Every one is the architect of his own fortune.

Every one is the architect of his own fortune.

by Mathurin Regnier Found in: Fate Quotes,
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Things and actions are what they are, and the consequences of
them will be what they will be; why read more

Things and actions are what they are, and the consequences of
them will be what they will be; why then should we desire to be
deceived?

by Bishop Joseph Butler Found in: Fate Quotes,
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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.

by Bible Found in: Fate Quotes,
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