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"Fate and character are different names for the same idea."
Hermann Hesse
"Fate and character are different names for the same idea."
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"All things are subject to decay and when fate summons, monarchs must obey."
John Dryden
"All things are subject to decay and when fate summons, monarchs must obey."
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"How a person masters his fate is more important than what his fate is."
Wilhelm von Humboldt
"How a person masters his fate is more important than what his fate is."
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"I have learned now that while those who speak about one's miseries usually hurt, those who keep silence hurt more."
C. S. Lewis
"I have learned now that while those who speak about one's miseries usually hurt, those who keep silence hurt more."
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"To live alone is the fate of all great souls."
Arthur Schopenhauer
"To live alone is the fate of all great souls."
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"The true adventurer goes forth aimless and uncalculating to meet and greet unknown fate."
O. Henry
"The true adventurer goes forth aimless and uncalculating to meet and greet unknown fate."
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"The fate of our times is characterized by rationalization and intellectualization and, above all, by the disenchantment of the world."
Max Weber
"The fate of our times is characterized by rationalization and intellectualization and, above all, by the disenchantment of the world."
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"To bear is to conquer our fate."
Thomas Campbell
"To bear is to conquer our fate."
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"The anvil of justice is planted firm, and fate who makes the sword does the forging in advance."
Aeschylus
"The anvil of justice is planted firm, and fate who makes the sword does the forging in advance."
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"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate."
Carl Jung
"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate."
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"But if you were to die ten times for him, you would not alter his destiny in the slightest."
Hermann Hesse
"But if you were to die ten times for him, you would not alter his destiny in the slightest."
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"In my view, the humanity of our world can be measured against the fate of Africa."
Horst Koehler
"In my view, the humanity of our world can be measured against the fate of Africa."
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"No one dies pre-maturely. As is meant, happens naturally."
Fakeer Ishavardas
"No one dies pre-maturely. As is meant, happens naturally."
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"What separates the winners from the losers is how a person reacts to each new twist of fate."
Donald Trump
"What separates the winners from the losers is how a person reacts to each new twist of fate."
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"Destiny stands by sarcastic with our dramatis personae folded in her hand."
George Eliot
"Destiny stands by sarcastic with our dramatis personae folded in her hand."
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"It was just one of those moments in the universe that was mine."
Carlton Fisk
"It was just one of those moments in the universe that was mine."
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"It seems to be the fate of idealists to obtain what they have struggled for in a form which destroys their ideals."
Bertrand Russell
"It seems to be the fate of idealists to obtain what they have struggled for in a form which destroys their ideals."
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"Fate is not in man but around him."
Albert Camus
"Fate is not in man but around him."
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"Be extremely subtle, even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious, even to the point of soundlessness. Thereby you can be the director of the opponent's fate."
Sun Tzu
"Be extremely subtle, even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious, even to the point of soundlessness. Thereby you can be the director of the opponent's fate."
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"Trusting fate, especial to resolve anything is a pure gamble."
Steven Redhead
"Trusting fate, especial to resolve anything is a pure gamble."
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"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
"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."
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"I'm not a religious person, so I'm not a hardcore fate fan but I guess it's got me thinking about that. I was very careful, though, not to link Jaye's stories always to that."
Caroline Dhavernas
"I'm not a religious person, so I'm not a hardcore fate fan but I guess it's got me thinking about that. I was very careful, though, not to link Jaye's stories always to that."
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"Destiny calls, desirable chosen."
Lailah Gifty Akita
"Destiny calls, desirable chosen."
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"Fate was dealing from the bottom of the deck."
S. J. Perelman
"Fate was dealing from the bottom of the deck."
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"Fate is the endless chain of causation, whereby things are; the reason or formula by which the world goes on."
Citium Zeno
"Fate is the endless chain of causation, whereby things are; the reason or formula by which the world goes on."
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"Sometimes fate is like a small sandstorm that keeps changing direction."
Haruki Murakami
"Sometimes fate is like a small sandstorm that keeps changing direction."
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"It makes me believe in fate. In most cases, the readings where I've been really bad have usually been the ones where I got the part."
Robin Wright Penn
"It makes me believe in fate. In most cases, the readings where I've been really bad have usually been the ones where I got the part."
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"A winner smiles and a looser cries. The God looks at them and says,'Sorry, guys!"
Santosh Kalwar
"A winner smiles and a looser cries. The God looks at them and says,'Sorry, guys!"
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"The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars / But in ourselves. Easy enough to say when you're a Roman nobleman (or Shakespeare!), but there is no shortage of fault to be found amid our stars."
John Green
"The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars / But in ourselves. Easy enough to say when you're a Roman nobleman (or Shakespeare!), but there is no shortage of fault to be found amid our stars."
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"The fate of nations is intimately bound up with their powers of reproduction. All nations and all empires first felt decadence gnawing at them when their birth rate fell off."
Benito Mussolini
"The fate of nations is intimately bound up with their powers of reproduction. All nations and all empires first felt decadence gnawing at them when their birth rate fell off."
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"Superiority to fate is difficult to gain 'tis not conferred of any but possible to earn."
Emily Dickinson
"Superiority to fate is difficult to gain 'tis not conferred of any but possible to earn."
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"Chance. Stupid, dumb, blind chance. Just a part of the strange mechanism of the world, with its fits and coughs and starts and random collisions."
Lauren Oliver
"Chance. Stupid, dumb, blind chance. Just a part of the strange mechanism of the world, with its fits and coughs and starts and random collisions."
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"Fate is like a strange, unpopular restaurant filled with odd little waiters who bring you things you never asked for and don't always like."
Lemony Snicket
"Fate is like a strange, unpopular restaurant filled with odd little waiters who bring you things you never asked for and don't always like."
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"And here he was, a little halfling from the Shire, a simple hobbit of the quiet countryside, expected to find a way where the great ones could not go, or dared not go. It was an evil fate."
J. R. R. Tolkien
"And here he was, a little halfling from the Shire, a simple hobbit of the quiet countryside, expected to find a way where the great ones could not go, or dared not go. It was an evil fate."
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"Fate will find a way."
Virgil
"Fate will find a way."
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"Seek not to know what must not be reveal, for joy only flows where fate is most concealed. A busy person would find their sorrows much more; if future fortunes were known before!"
John Dryden
"Seek not to know what must not be reveal, for joy only flows where fate is most concealed. A busy person would find their sorrows much more; if future fortunes were known before!"
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"Go with your fate, but not beyond. Beyond leads to dark places."
Mary Renault
"Go with your fate, but not beyond. Beyond leads to dark places."
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"Maybe our mistakes are what make our fate."
Sarah Jessica Parker
"Maybe our mistakes are what make our fate."
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"Providence has its appointed hour for everything. We cannot command results, we can only strive."
Mohandas Gandhi
"Providence has its appointed hour for everything. We cannot command results, we can only strive."
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"Is not an event in fact more significant and noteworthy the greater the number of fortuities necessary to bring it about? ... Everything that occurs out of necessity, everything expected, repeated day in and day out, is mute. Only chance can speak to us."
Milan Kundera
"Is not an event in fact more significant and noteworthy the greater the number of fortuities necessary to bring it about? ... Everything that occurs out of necessity, everything expected, repeated day in and day out, is mute. Only chance can speak to us."
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"Two urns on Jove's high throne have ever stood, the source of evil one, and one of good; from thence the cup of mortal man he fills, blessings to these, to those distributes ills; to most he mingles both."
Homer
"Two urns on Jove's high throne have ever stood, the source of evil one, and one of good; from thence the cup of mortal man he fills, blessings to these, to those distributes ills; to most he mingles both."
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"It seemed as if some subtle current of recognition had passed between them... not as if they had met before... but as if they had come close several times until finally an impatient Fate had forced their paths to intersect."
Lisa Kleypas
"It seemed as if some subtle current of recognition had passed between them... not as if they had met before... but as if they had come close several times until finally an impatient Fate had forced their paths to intersect."
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"Be careful what you wish for. You never know who will be listening."
Terry Pratchett
"Be careful what you wish for. You never know who will be listening."
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"The Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow."
Robert Jordan
"The Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow."
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"Fate is not an eagle, it creeps like a rat."
Elizabeth Bowen
"Fate is not an eagle, it creeps like a rat."
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"Never try to separate soul-mates, destiny might electrocute you."
Matshona Dhliwayo
"Never try to separate soul-mates, destiny might electrocute you."
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"If fate means you to lose, give him a good fight anyhow."
William McFee
"If fate means you to lose, give him a good fight anyhow."
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"The fate of a child is in the hands of his parents."
Shinichi Suzuki
"The fate of a child is in the hands of his parents."
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"Fate had a hand in it - luck had nothing to do with it."
Truth Devour
"Fate had a hand in it - luck had nothing to do with it."
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"I don't believe in providence and fate, as a technologist I am used to reckoning with the formulae of probability."
Max Frisch
"I don't believe in providence and fate, as a technologist I am used to reckoning with the formulae of probability."
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