best quotations about
Destiny |
and Fate
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Quotations
You were destined for me. Perhaps as a punishment. — Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 1821-1881, Russian writer 25 likes | |
Do not be afraid; our fate cannot be taken from us; it is a gift. — Dante, 1265-1321, Italian poet 18 likes | |
Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate. — Karl Jung, 1875-1961, Swiss psychiatrist 12 likes | |
Character is destiny. — Heraclitus, 544-484 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher 11 likes | |
Destiny urges me to a goal of which I am ignorant. Until that goal is attained I am invulnerable, unassailable. When Destiny has accomplished her purpose in me, a fly may suffice to destroy me. — Napoleon, 1769-1821, French Emperor 7 likes | |
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, 1891-1980, American writer 6 likes | |
Life is a compromise between fate and free will. — Elbert Hubbard, 1856-1915, American writer 5 likes | |
In the realm of human destiny, the depth of man’s questionings is more important than his answers. — André Malraux, 1901-1976, French writer & statesman 5 likes | |
It is a mistake to try to look too far ahead. The chain of destiny can only be grasped one link at a time. — Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, British Prime Minister, Nobel 1953 4 likes | |
Fate is not in man but around him. — Albert Camus, 1913-1960, French writer, Nobel 1957 4 likes | |
Anatomy is destiny. — Sigmund Freud, 1856-1939, Austrian psychologist, founder of psychoanalysis 4 likes | |
There is a Destiny which has the control of our actions, not to be resisted by the strongest efforts of Human Nature. — George Washington, 1732-1799, the first American President 4 likes | |
It may be that the old astrologers had the truth exactly reversed, when they believed that the stars controlled the destinies of men. The time may come when men control the destinies of stars. — Arthur Clarke, 1917-2008, British Sci-Fi writer 4 likes | |
Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon ’em. — William Shakespeare, 1564-1616, English poet & playwright ‐ Twelfth Night 3 likes | |
Destiny: A tyrant's authority for crime and a fool's excuse for failure. — Ambrose Bierce, 1842–1914, American writer 3 likes | |
Lots of folks confuse bad management with destiny. — Elbert Hubbard, 1856-1915, American writer 3 likes | |
We must always take risks. That is our destiny. — T. S. Eliot, 1888-1965, British poet, Nobel 1948 3 likes | |
And when man faces destiny, destiny ends and man comes into his own. — André Malraux, 1901-1976, French writer & statesman 3 likes | |
Some people seemed to get all sunshine, and some all shadow… — Louisa May Alcott, 1923-1888, American writer 3 likes | |
There is a mysterious cycle in human events. To some generations much is given. Of other generations much is expected. This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny. — Franklin Roosevelt, 1882-1945, American President [1936-1945] 2 likes | |
Lots of folks confuse bad management with destiny. | |
Our body is a ship sailing over deep blue waters. What is our destination? To be shipwrecked! | |
I was born lost and take no pleasure in being found. | |
I don’t understand how a woman can leave the house without fixing herself up a little – if only out of politeness. And then, you never know, maybe that’s the day she has a date with destiny. | |
The terrible thing about death is that it transforms life into destiny. | |
We should never allow our fears or the expectations of others to set the frontiers of our destiny. | |
The following five: life expectancy, type of work, wealth, education and time of death are determined while man is still in his mother's womb. | |
Respect your curses, for they are the instruments of your destiny. | |
The soul in man is greater than his fate. — Sri Aurobindo, 1872-1950, Indian nationalist, yogi & philosopher | |
Man is master of his destiny and his destiny is the earth, and he himself is destroying it until he runs out of destiny. | |
I am the captain of my destiny, I do not abandon the ship in hard times, But, I do have sense enough not to go down with the ship. |
Latin Quotes
Fate will find a way. Fata viam invenient. — Virgil, 70-19 BC, Roman poet 170 likes | |
Leave all else to the gods. Permitte divis cetera. 57 likes |
Quotes in Verse
Some are born to sweet delight. Some are born to endless night. — William Blake, 1757-1827, English poet & painter 6 likes |
Ancient Greek
Character is destiny. Ήθος ανθρώπω δαίμων. — Heraclitus, 544-484 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher 26 likes | |
One cannot evade destiny. Το πεπρωμένον φυγείν αδύνατον. 24 likes | |
Nobody can escape destiny. Την ειμαρμένην ουδ’ αν είς εκφύγοι. — Plato, 427-347 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher 14 likes | |
Love that only which happens to you and is spun with the thread of your destiny. For what is more suitable? Μόνως φιλείν το εαυτώ συμβαίνον και συγκλωθόμενον. Τι γαρ αρμοδιώτερον; — Marcus Aurelius, 121-180 AD, Roman Emperor ‐ Meditations VII, 58 6 likes | |
There is not a man alive who has wholly escaped misfortune. Ουδείς δε θνητών ταις τύχαις ακήρατος. — Euripides, 480-406 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Heracles 5 likes | |
It is not for us to force the will of fortune. Ημίν δ’ ού βιαστέον τύχην. — Euripides, 480-406 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Rhesus 4 likes |