Quotes About Fate

düzelece?ime söz veriyorum; her zaman yapt???m gibi yazg?n?n önümüze ç?kard??? her küçük kederi art?k eveleyip gevelemeyece?im ve geçmi? benim için geçmi?te kalacak.

It has been my fate to sadden those I owe joy.

Destiny grants us our wishes, but in its own way, in order to give us something beyond our wishes.

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?

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.

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?

To his spirit and character you cannot refuse your admiration and love; to his fate you will not deny your tears.

And I, God-hated, I could not rest Content seizing the rocks merely And shattering them to smithereens, I must Undermine her too, her peace. So she is hell's demanded sacrifice. Devil, now help me shorten the time of dread. Let what must happen happen now, Let her fate break around my head, Let her come to perdition as I do.

The spectators were expressing their sympathy in various ways, when, the officers of law having finished their ceremonial, the cart went on; and Wilhelm, who took a deep interest in the fate of the lovers, hastened forward by a foot path to get some acquaintance with the Amtmann before the procession should arrive.

Wir haben nicht verschuldet, unglücklich zu werden; aber auch nicht verdient, zusammen glücklich zu sein.

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

Il destino non è stato benevolo con me e chi mi ama non ha forse molto di meglio da attendersi.

O Bestimmung des Menschen!

Il destino esaudisce i nostri desideri, ma a modo suo, per poterci dare qualcosa che va al di là dei nostri desideri.

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.

Göttin! Königin! Selbst Sklavin des Schicksals!

The Vikings did not believe in leaving their futures to the fates, but in carving their own fates . It was believed the gods would reward those who went forth valiantly to conquer and to gain. Vikings gave no account to meekness, or suffering patience. They fought for what they wanted. Defeat held no honor.

Attitudes change once the die is cast

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....

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.

But my Country has in its Wisdom contrived for me the most insignificant Office that ever the invention of Man contrived or his Imagination conceived: and as I can do neither good nor Evil, I must be borne away by Others and meet the common Fate.

My country has in its wisdom contrived for me the most insignificant office [the vice-presidency] that ever the invention of man contrived or his imagination conceived; and as I can do neither good nor evil, I must be borne away by others and meet the common fate.

The Hebrews have done more to civilize men than any other nation. If I were an atheist, and believed blind eternal fate, I should still believe that fate had ordained the Jews to be the most essential instrument for civilizing the nations.

Had I been chosen President again, I am certain I could not have lived another year.