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Fate25 quotes
Zeus does not bring all men's plans to fulfillment. — Homer · 700 BCThe best-laid schemes o' mice an' men,
Gang aft a-gley,
An' lea'e us nought but grief and pain,
For promis'd joy. — Robert Burns · 1785I often feel, and ever more deeply I realize, that Fate and character are the same conception. — Novalis · 1802By heaven, man, we are turned round and round in this world, like yonder windlass, and Fate is the handspike. — Herman Melville · 1851Men at some time are masters of their fates.
The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars,
But in ourselves, that we are underlings. — William Shakespeare · 1599Our destiny rules over us, even when we are not yet aware of it; it is the future that makes laws for our to-day. — Friedrich Nietzsche · 1878All 25 quotes →Free will4 quotes
Men at some time are masters of their fates.
The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars,
But in ourselves, that we are underlings. — William Shakespeare · 1599Whatever befalls you was prepared for you beforehand from eternity, and the thread of causes was spinning from everlasting both your existence and this which befalls you. — Marcus Aurelius · 180Our remedies oft in ourselves do lie
Which we ascribe to heaven. — William Shakespeare · 1616There's a divinity that shapes our ends,
Rough-hew them how we will. — William Shakespeare · 1616God and man3 quotes
Zeus does not bring all men's plans to fulfillment. — Homer · 700 BCDo not try to find out-we're forbidden to know-what end the gods may bestow on me or you. — Horace · 23 BCDo your duty, and leave the outcome to the Gods. — Pierre Corneille · 1640The human condition2 quotes
Time’s the king of men.
He’s both their parent, and he is their grave,
And gives them what he will, not what they crave. — William Shakespeare · 1608I don’t know if we each have a destiny, or if we’re all just floatin’ around accidental-like on a breeze. But I, I think maybe it’s both. Maybe both get happening at the same time. — Forrest Gump · 1994Twists of fate2 quotes
By heaven, man, we are turned round and round in this world, like yonder windlass, and Fate is the handspike. — Herman Melville · 1851Just so you know, judging from my little experience last night, I do think there is such a thing as fate. It just works in really fucked up ways sometimes. — Denise Fleming · 1998American Civil War1 quote
It is very strange that I, a boy brought up in the woods, and seeing, as it were, but little of the world, should be drifted into the very apex of this great event. — Abraham Lincoln · 1864Character1 quote
I often feel, and ever more deeply I realize, that Fate and character are the same conception. — Novalis · 1802Contentment1 quote
Be happy, drink, think each day your own as you live it and leave the rest to fortune. — Euripides · 438 BCDashed hopes1 quote
The best-laid schemes o' mice an' men,
Gang aft a-gley,
An' lea'e us nought but grief and pain,
For promis'd joy. — Robert Burns · 1785Destiny1 quote
Our destiny rules over us, even when we are not yet aware of it; it is the future that makes laws for our to-day. — Friedrich Nietzsche · 1878Doing one's job1 quote
Do your duty, and leave the outcome to the Gods. — Pierre Corneille · 1640Duty1 quote
Do your duty, and leave the outcome to the Gods. — Pierre Corneille · 1640Dying young1 quote
Whom the gods love dies young. — Menander · 290 BCFate vs. free will1 quote
Men at some time are masters of their fates.
The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars,
But in ourselves, that we are underlings. — William Shakespeare · 1599Happiness1 quote
Be happy, drink, think each day your own as you live it and leave the rest to fortune. — Euripides · 438 BCLetting go1 quote
Be happy, drink, think each day your own as you live it and leave the rest to fortune. — Euripides · 438 BCLocus of control1 quote
Our remedies oft in ourselves do lie
Which we ascribe to heaven. — William Shakespeare · 1616Love1 quote
I never forgot. Not for one moment. I knew I'd find you in the end. It's our destiny. — Youngest Jamal · 2008Making plans1 quote
The best-laid schemes o' mice an' men,
Gang aft a-gley,
An' lea'e us nought but grief and pain,
For promis'd joy. — Robert Burns · 1785Mortality1 quote
Time’s the king of men.
He’s both their parent, and he is their grave,
And gives them what he will, not what they crave. — William Shakespeare · 1608Passage of time1 quote
Time’s the king of men.
He’s both their parent, and he is their grave,
And gives them what he will, not what they crave. — William Shakespeare · 1608Personal responsibility1 quote
Our remedies oft in ourselves do lie
Which we ascribe to heaven. — William Shakespeare · 1616Political progress1 quote
We may not have chosen the time, but the time has chosen us. — John Lewis · 2006Politics1 quote
We may not have chosen the time, but the time has chosen us. — John Lewis · 2006Progress1 quote
We may not have chosen the time, but the time has chosen us. — John Lewis · 2006Purpose of life1 quote
I don’t know if we each have a destiny, or if we’re all just floatin’ around accidental-like on a breeze. But I, I think maybe it’s both. Maybe both get happening at the same time. — Forrest Gump · 1994Randomness1 quote
I don’t know if we each have a destiny, or if we’re all just floatin’ around accidental-like on a breeze. But I, I think maybe it’s both. Maybe both get happening at the same time. — Forrest Gump · 1994Solving problems1 quote
Our remedies oft in ourselves do lie
Which we ascribe to heaven. — William Shakespeare · 1616The unexpected1 quote
The best-laid schemes o' mice an' men,
Gang aft a-gley,
An' lea'e us nought but grief and pain,
For promis'd joy. — Robert Burns · 1785Time1 quote
Time’s the king of men.
He’s both their parent, and he is their grave,
And gives them what he will, not what they crave. — William Shakespeare · 1608