quotations about destiny
Destiny guides us towards a specific goal, but without our wilful participation we will not achieve our destiny.
LEE BLADON
The Science of Spirituality
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"
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 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
Sow a character and you reap a destiny.
JAMES ALLEN
Como Un Hombre Piensa Asi Es Su Vida
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
Our destiny changes with our thought; we shall become what we wish to become, do what we wish to do, when our habitual thought corresponds with our desire.
ORISON SWETT MARDEN
Peace
From someone who doesn't want to share your destiny, you should neither accept a cigarette.
CESARE PAVESE
The Burning Brand
It is man's destiny to ponder on the riddle of existence.
C. F. KETTERING
Prophet of Progress
Man must understand his universe in order to understand his destiny.
NEIL ARMSTRONG
attributed, Rocket Men
Destiny is consciousness of oneself, but consciousness of oneself as an enemy.
GEORG WILHELM FRIEIDRICH HEGEL
Theologische Jugenschriften
The soul of man createth its own destiny.
NATHANIEL PARKER WILLIS
"Extract"
There can be no exit from manifest destiny.
MICK FARREN
Darklost
Motive is causative, work is operative, destiny is resultant.
THOMAS ROBERT SLICER
Meditations
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
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
Both body and life are predetermined, and the man has nothing to say in the matter: the individual is predetermined by the Great Will. The man is thus predestined, through the fact of his individuality, to a possible specific destiny; but, after the individuality is determined, he is given over to his own will, and his destiny is put into his own hands.
JOHN PHELPS FRUIT
"The Destiny of Marriage: Portia and the Caskets"
Not without a shudder may the human hand grasp the mysterious urn of destiny.
FRIEDRICH SCHILLER
The Death of Wallenstein
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