Fate Quotes

2346 Fate quotes by 1440 unique authors

Beyond the limits of a vulgar fate, Beneath the good how far,-but far above the great. — Thomas Gray
The medieval doctors of divinity who did not pretend to settle how many angels could dance on the point of a needle cut a very… — George Bernard Shaw
Exercise cannot secure us from that dissolution to which we are decreed; but while the soul and body continue united, it can make the association… — Samuel Johnson
Submit to the fate of your own free will. — Marcus Aurelius
To sit back and let fate play its hand out and never influence it is not the way man was meant to operate. — John Glenn
A prudent man will think more important what fate has conceded to him, than what it has denied. — Baltasar Gracian
I believe in beauty. I believe in stones and water, air and soil, people and their future and their fate. — Ansel Adams
We are the masters of our fate, the captains of our souls, because we have the power to control our thoughts. — Napoleon Hill
What humans do over the next 50 years will determine the fate of all life on the planet. — David Attenborough
You are the Master of your Fate, the Captain of your Soul. — Henry Ford
Slowly ... the truth is dawning upon women, and still more slowly upon men, that woman is no stepchild of nature, no Cinderella of fate… — Anna Garlin Spencer
I've always been incapable of accepting fate, and I've always refused to die, and that has helped me to survive. — Walter Bonatti
Fate is not the ruler, but the servant of Providence. — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
Corliss had never once considered the fate of library books. She'd never wondered how many books go unread. She loved books. How could she not… — Sherman Alexie
The murder of a dozen innocent people is unquestionably a human tragedy. But that is no excuse for reacting blindly by preventing hundreds of thousands… — Thomas Sowell
I cherish the dreams of yesterday and dare not dwell on the err's of my past whose fate has been long decided, and effect I… — Mark Twain
Friendship is one of the greatest gifts a human being can receive. It is a bond beyond common goals, common interests, or common histories. It… — Henri Nouwen
Humanity is our common lot. All men are made of the same clay. There is no difference, at least here on Earth, in the fate… — Victor Hugo
It's the coward who says, 'This is fate'...It's the strong who stands up & says 'I will make my fate' — Swami Vivekananda
The soul in man is greater than his fate... — Sri Aurobindo
The more things a man is interested in, the more opportunities of happiness he has and the less he is at the mercy of fate,… — Bertrand Russell
Fate pulls you in different directions — Clint Eastwood
Believe in fate, but lean forward where fate can see you. — Quentin Crisp
If fate means you to lose, give him a good fight anyhow. — William McFee
You can make the Ring into an allegory of our own time, if you like: and allegory of the inevitable fate that waits for all… — J.R.R. Tolkien

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