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Quotes About Destiny

?nsan asl?nda karma??k bir varl?k de?il. Ço?unlu?u zaman?n büyük bir bölümünü ya?amak için kullan?yor, geriye kalan? sie, özgür olduklar? küçük zaman diliminden öyle korkuyor ki, ondan kurtulman?n her türlü yolunu deniyor. ??te insan?n de?i?mez yazg?s?!
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Destiny grants us our wishes, but in its own way, in order to give us something beyond our wishes.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Por qué fatalidad ha sido preciso que lo que hace y constituye la dicha del hombre, sea tan a menudo el origen, y la causa de su infortunio?
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
È una cosa monotona, il genere umano. I più impiegano la maggior parte del tempo per vivere, e quel poco di libertà che rimane loro li spaventa a tal punto da indurli a cercare tutti i mezzi per sbarazzarsene. Ah, la sorte dell'uomo.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
De multe ori îmi spun: "Soarta ta e unic?; socoate-i pe ceilal?i ferici?i, a?a de chinuit n-a fost înc? nimeni". Pe urm? citesc un poet din vechime ?i mi se pare c? privesc în propria-mi inim?. Câte am de îndurat! Ah, fost-au oare înaintea mea ?i al?i oameni atât de nenoroci?i?
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
To his spirit and character you cannot refuse your admiration and love; to his fate you will not deny your tears.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
At the moment of commitment, the entire universe conspires to assist you.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Agli stupidi non capita mai di pensare che il merito e la buona sorte sono strettamente correlati.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Si la prudencia pudiese conciliarse con la juventud, si pudiesen existir repúblicas sin virtud alguna, ¡cuán pronto vería el mundo cumplidos sus altos destinos!
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Wir haben nicht verschuldet, unglücklich zu werden; aber auch nicht verdient, zusammen glücklich zu sein.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Euch bedaur ich, unglückselige Sterne, Die ihr schön seid und so herrlich scheinet, Dem bedrängten Schiffer gerne leuchtet, Unbelohnt von Göttern und von Menschen: Denn ihr liebt nicht, kanntet nie die Liebe! Unaufhaltsam führen ewge Stunden Eure Reihen durch den weiten Himmel. Welche Reise habt ihr schon vollendet! Seit ich weilend in dem Arm der Liebsten Euer und der Mitternacht vergessen
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Il destino non è stato benevolo con me e chi mi ama non ha forse molto di meglio da attendersi.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
O Bestimmung des Menschen!
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Il destino esaudisce i nostri desideri, ma a modo suo, per poterci dare qualcosa che va al di là dei nostri desideri.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Wen die Götter lieben, den führen sie zu der Stelle, wo man seiner bedarf.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Mentre la vita ci trascina, crediamo di agire di nostra volontà, di scegliere la nostra attività, i nostri divertimenti; a ben vedere siamo costretti a eseguire solo i progetti, le inclinazioni del tempo.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Göttin! Königin! Selbst Sklavin des Schicksals!
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Attitudes change once the die is cast
~ Johanna Lindsey
In what manner does the countenace of the sky at the moment of a man's birth determine his character? It acts on the person during his life in the manner of the loops which a peasant ties at random around the pumpkins in his field: they do not cause the pumpkin to grow, but they determine its shape. The same applies to the sky: it does not endow man with his habits, history, happiness, children, riches, or a wife, but it moulds his condition....
~ Johannes Kepler
I believe there are no coincidences in life, only subtle signs that when you inspect them, will lead you to where you need to go.
~ John A. Passaro
I am but an ordinary Man. The Times alone have destined me to Fame–and even these have not been able to give me, much. . . . Yet some great Events, some cutting Expressions, some mean Hypocrisies, have at Times, thrown this Assemblage of Sloth, Sleep, and littleness into Rage a little like a Lion.
~ John Adams
It is impossible for a Die, with such determin'd force and direction, not to fall on such determin'd side, only I don't know the force and direction which makes it fall on such determin'd side, and therefore I call it Chance, which is nothing but the want of art.
~ John Arbuthnot
'Tis not for mortals always to be blest.
~ John Armstrong
Friendship unlocks destinies.
~ John Arthur