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Fate Quotes by John Dryden
- Of no distemper, of no blast he died, But fell like autumn fruit that mellow'd long,- Even wonder'd at, because he dropp'd no sooner. Fate…
- For those whom God to ruin has design'd, He fits for fate, and first destroys their mind.
- When the Sun sets, shadows, that shew'd at Noon But small, appear most long and terrible; So, when we think Fate hovers o'er our Heads,…
- Tis Fate that flings the dice, And as she flings Of kings makes peasants, And of peasants kings.
- Ill news is wing'd with fate, and flies apace.
- Be fair, or foul, or rain, or shine, The joys I have possessed, in spite of fate, are mine. Not heaven itself upon the past…
- An hour will come, with pleasure to relate Your sorrows past, as benefits of Fate.
- What I have left is from my native spring; I've still a heart that swells, in scorn of fate, And lifts me to my banks.
- Love is not in our choice but in our fate.
- All things are subject to decay and when fate summons, monarchs must obey.
- 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…
- Let Fortune empty her whole quiver on me, I have a soul that, like an ample shield, Can take in all, and verge enough for…
More Fate Quotes
- Most people live and die with their music still unplayed. They never dare to try. — Mary Kay Ash
- Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do so with… — Marcus Aurelius
- Adapt yourself to the things among which your lot has been cast and love sincerely the fellow creatures with whom destiny has… — Marcus Aurelius
- Whatever the universal nature assigns to any man at any time is for the good of that man at that time. — Marcus Aurelius
- Everything that exists is in a manner the seed of that which will be. — Marcus Aurelius
- Fortune is like the market, where, many times, if you can stay a little, the price will fall. — Francis Bacon
- Political liberty, the peace of a nation, and science itself are gifts for which Fate demands a heavy tax in blood! — Honore de Balzac
- The Hebrews have done more to civilize men than any other nation. If I were an atheist, and believed blind eternal fate,… — John Adams
- I have accepted a seat in the House of Representatives, and thereby have consented to my own ruin, to your ruin, and… — John Adams
- I will seize fate by the throat; it shall certainly never wholly overcome me. — Ludwig van Beethoven
- God who is eternally complete, who directs the stars, who is the master of fates, who elevates man from his lowliness to… — Alfred Adler
- Cancer victims who don't accept their fate, who don't learn to live with it, will only destroy what little time they have… — Ingrid Bergman