quotations about destiny
The grave is still the best shelter against the storms of destiny.
G. C. LICHTENBERG
attributed, The New Webster Quotation Dictionary
Destiny is not a matter of chance; it is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for; it is a thing to be achieved.
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN
speech, Feb. 22, 1899
Man must understand his universe in order to understand his destiny.
NEIL ARMSTRONG
attributed, Rocket Men
Men speak of blind destiny, a thing without scheme or purpose. But what sort of destiny is that? Each act in this world from which there can be no turning back has before it another, and it another yet. In a vast endless net. Men imagine that the choices before them are theirs to make. But we are free to act only upon what is given. Choice is lost in the maze of generations and each act in the maze is itself an enslavement for it voids every alternative and binds one ever more tightly into the constraints that make a life.
CORMAC MCCARTHY
Cities of the Plain
There's a destiny that shapes our ends, but most women put more faith in a girdle.
EVAN ESAR
20,000 Quips & Quotes
Destiny is consciousness of oneself, but consciousness of oneself as an enemy.
GEORG WILHELM FRIEIDRICH HEGEL
Theologische Jugenschriften
Not without a shudder may the human hand grasp the mysterious urn of destiny.
FRIEDRICH SCHILLER
The Death of Wallenstein
To be always on the move, learning, discovering, unfolding, is your eternal destiny. Living is life's only purpose... To live without self-concern.
NISARGADATTA MAHARAJ
I Am That
But deep in my heart, the answer it was in me
And I made up my mind to define my own destiny
LAURYN HILL
"The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill"
It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped.
ANTHONY ROBBINS
Notes from a Friend: A Quick and Simple Guide to Taking Control of Your Life
The soul of man createth its own destiny.
NATHANIEL PARKER WILLIS
"Extract"
If you believe your destiny is controlled by fate, and your life is predetermined, I am sorry to inform you that you are already dead.
ROMEO MARRISHAW
Fantabulous Quotes of Wisdom
Destiny can never be cast away by you because it is you.
SORIN CERIN
Wisdom Collection
Destiny is ... only God's whisper.
SORIN CERIN
Wisdom Collection
It is man's destiny to ponder on the riddle of existence.
C. F. KETTERING
Prophet of Progress
Motive is causative, work is operative, destiny is resultant.
THOMAS ROBERT SLICER
Meditations
Alas, poor men, their destiny. When all goes well a shadow will overthrow it. If it be unkind one stroke of a wet sponge wipes all the picture out.
AESCHYLUS
The Oresteia
An unjust destiny is at variance with the will of the Almighty; a just destiny is merely the expression of his will: in no case is there room for destiny outside and above the deity. There is therefore no destiny apart from the will of God. By obedience to that will man may escape from evil, by opposing it he may bring evil on himself and his descendants.
EVELYN ABBOT
Hellenica
Come to me
This is Destiny
Right now
Sing my song
Come along
Right now
SCHILLER
"Destiny", Voyage
Destiny guides us towards a specific goal, but without our wilful participation we will not achieve our destiny.
LEE BLADON
The Science of Spirituality