Thoughtful Thursday: A Smattering of Fate

 

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Fate is nothing but the deeds committed in a prior state of existence.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Unhappy is the fate of one who tries to win his battles and succeed in his attacks without cultivating the spirit of enterprise, for the result is waste of time and general stagnation.~Sun Tzu 

Fate is not the ruler, but the servant of Providence.~Edward Bulwer-Lytton 






Let us follow our destiny, ebb and flow. Whatever may happen, we master fortune by accepting it.~ Virgil

Past, present, and to be,
All bow to thy decree,
All that exceeds the mean by Fate
Is punished, Love or Hate.

Strange are the ways of Fate, her power
Nor wealth, nor arms withstand, nor tower;
Nor brass-prowed ships, that breast the sea
From Fate can flee.~Antigone

Men at some time are masters of their fates...~Shakespeare