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

Fate chooses our relatives, we choose our friends.

Fate chooses our relatives, we choose our friends.

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

Fate is for those too weak to determine their own destiny.

Fate is for those too weak to determine their own destiny.

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.

Each man is the architect of his own fate.

Each man is the architect of his own fate.

There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.

There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.

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.

The heart is its own Fate.

The heart is its own Fate.