Aphorism Quote by Hermann Hesse

Fate and temperament are the names of a concept.

— Novalis

Character and fate are two words for the same thing

— Novalis

I have found that fate is as liquid and elusive a word as love. Plato thought they were the same ... Novalis wrote that…

— Liz Greene

Fate can be one mean god at times.

— Terry Pratchett

“Fate is just a made-up word used to give us hope or absolution. We find hope when we believe bad things happen to us…

— C.M. Owens

Fate is a shape-shifter. It is the kindest and most generous entity imaginable, laying out more goodness than a person deserves, and then it…

— Deb Caletti

Fate is something you believe in when things are not going well. When they are, you forget it.

— Aubrey Menen

Fate is the friend of the good, the guide of the wise, the tyrant of the foolish, the enemy of the bad.

— William Rounseville Alger

“Fate” is how we explain our mistakes.”

— Craig D. Lounsbrough

The concept of fate is an open insult against man's willpower!

— Mehmet Murat Ildan

“Fate and future both are servant to the determined, for they are nothing but creation of human determination.”

— Abhijit Naskar

“Fate? Fate is for people with no destiny, princess! Don't sit on your pretty little backside whining about how fate has set you upon…

— Anthony Lavisher