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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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"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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"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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"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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"Destiny is what you are supposed to do in life. Fate is what kicks you in the ass to make you do it."
Henry Miller
"Destiny is what you are supposed to do in life. Fate is what kicks you in the ass to make you do it."
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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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"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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"Fate is not in man but around him."
Albert Camus
"Fate is not in man but around him."
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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 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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"It is usually more important how a man meets his fate than what it is."
Karl Wilhelm Von Humboldt
"It is usually more important how a man meets his fate than what it is."
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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."
Mahatma Gandhi
"Providence has its appointed hour for everything. We cannot command results, we can only strive."
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"Fate, or some mysterious force, can put the finger on you or me, for no good reason at all."
Martin Goldsmith
"Fate, or some mysterious force, can put the finger on you or me, for no good reason at all."
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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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"Destiny calls, desirable chosen."
Lailah Gifty Akita
"Destiny calls, desirable chosen."
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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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"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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"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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"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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"Human reason needs only to will more strongly than fate, and she is fate."
Thomas Mann
"Human reason needs only to will more strongly than fate, and she is fate."
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"Misfortunes tell us what fortune is."
Thomas Fuller
"Misfortunes tell us what fortune is."
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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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"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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"Coincidence is God's way of staying anonymous."
Albert Einstein
"Coincidence is God's way of staying anonymous."
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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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"We have become makers of our fate when we have ceased to pose as its prophets."
Karl Popper
"We have become makers of our fate when we have ceased to pose as its prophets."
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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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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 leads him who follows it, and drags him who resist."
Plutarch
"Fate leads him who follows it, and drags him who resist."
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"Fate keeps on happening."
Anita Loos
"Fate keeps on happening."
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