fate Quotes (14)

“There is no such thing as an omen. Destiny does not send us heralds. She is too wise or too cruel for that.”

“Cease to think that the decrees of the gods can be changed by prayers.”

“There is no greater evil for men than the constraint of fortune.”

“The best of men cannot suspend their fate; The good die early, and the bad die late.”

“We may be partial, but Fate is not.”

“What we anticipate seldom occurs, what we least expected generally happens.”

“Every incident that happens must be a link in a chain.”

“Accidents, try to change them - it's impossible. The accidental reveals man.”

“Fate leads the willing but drives the stubborn.”

“The cow must graze where she is tied.”

“Let us not forget that knowledge and skills alone cannot lead humanity to a happy and dignified life. ... I claim credit for nothing. Everything is determined, the beginning as well as the end, forces over which we have no control. It is determined for the insects as well as for the stars. Human beings, vegetables or cosmic dust, we all dance to a mysterious tune, intoned in the distance by an invisible piper.”

“A noble person does not easily blame fate.”

“Heaven never helps the man who will not act.”

“The die is cast.”