Fate, then, is a name for facts not yet passed under the fire of thought; for causes which are unpenetrated.

Anatomy is destiny.

Remember that you are an actor in a drama, of such a part as it may please the master to assign you, for a long time or for a little as he may choose. And if he will you to take the part of a poor man, or a cripple, or a ruler, or a private citizen, then may you act that part with grace! For to act well the part that is allotted to us, that indeed is ours to do, but to choose it is another s.

Destiny. A tyrant's authority for crime and a fool's excuse for failure.

A strict belief, fate is the worst kind of slavery; on the other hand there is comfort in the thought that God will be moved by our prayers.

A consistent soul believes in destiny, a capricious one in chance.

And the high destiny of the individual is to serve rather than to rule, or to impose himself in any other way.

Only by joy and sorrow does a person know anything about themselves and their destiny. They learn what to do and what to avoid.

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.

The destiny of any nation at any given time depends on the opinion of its young people, those under twenty-five.