Destiny Quotes

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We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. — Aristotle
Men acquire a particular quality by constantly acting in a particular way. — Aristotle
Adapt yourself to the things among which your lot has been cast and love sincerely the fellow creatures with whom destiny has ordained that you… — Marcus Aurelius
Everything that happens happens as it should, and if you observe carefully, you will find this to be so. — Marcus Aurelius
Because your own strength is unequal to the task, do not assume that it is beyond the powers of man; but if anything is within… — Marcus Aurelius
Millions of men have lived to fight, build palaces and boundaries, shape destinies and societies; but the compelling force of all times has been the… — Ansel Adams
Old maids, having never bent their temper or their lives to other lives and other tempers, as woman's destiny requires, have for the most part… — Honore de Balzac
I seldom end up where I wanted to go, but almost always end up where I need to be. — Douglas Adams
Most importantly, the meaning of spirituality lays the seeds for our destiny and the path we must follow. — Dennis Banks
Poor people cannot rely on the government to come to help you in times of need. You have to get your education. Then nobody can… — Charles Barkley
It is old age, rather than death, that is to be contrasted with life. Old age is life's parody, whereas death transforms life into a… — Simone de Beauvoir
It is not the going out of port, but the coming in, that determines the success of a voyage. — Henry Ward Beecher
Destiny: A tyrant's authority for crime and a fool's excuse for failure. — Ambrose Bierce
For all history up to the end of the Cold War, summit meetings were historic and dramatic occasions, when leaders who controlled the destiny of… — Conrad Black
Destiny waits alike for the free man as well as for him enslaved by another's might. — Aeschylus
Destiny has a lot to do with it, but so do you. You have to persevere, you have to insist. — Andrea Bocelli
You can be great only if it is your destiny. — Andrea Bocelli
The torment of precautions often exceeds the dangers to be avoided. It is sometimes better to abandon one's self to destiny. — Napoleon Bonaparte
The destiny of world civilization depends upon providing a decent standard of living for all mankind. — Norman Borlaug
Fate is not an eagle, it creeps like a rat. — Elizabeth Bowen

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