Life
It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.— William Shakespeare
Some things feel like they were meant to be. Others teach you to make your own meaning. These fate and destiny quotes about life sit with both ideas. Read them when you wonder why your story went this way.
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More topics ›It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.— William Shakespeare
Destiny is no 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
What is destined will reach you, even beneath two mountains. What is not destined will not reach you, even if it is between your lips.— Arabian Proverb
There are no accidents. There is only some purpose that we haven't yet understood.— Deepak Chopra
You can never plan the future by the past.— Edmund Burke
When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.— Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
Fate is for those too weak to determine their own destiny.— Kamand Kojouri
The bad news is nothing lasts forever. The good news is nothing lasts forever.— J. Cole
Whatever is going to happen will happen, whether we worry or not.— Ana Monnar
We are not in this world by chance.— Unknown
Fate whispers to the warrior, you cannot withstand the storm. The warrior whispers back, I am the storm.— Unknown
You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards.— Steve Jobs
Sometimes fate is like a small sandstorm that keeps changing directions.— Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore
The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.— Joseph Campbell
All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players.— William Shakespeare, As You Like It
Destiny is something we've invented because we can't stand the fact that everything that happens is accidental.— Richard Linklater
Every soul has a path to walk.— Unknown
What is meant to be will always find a way.— Trisha Yearwood
Fate leads the willing and drags along the unwilling.— Seneca
There is no such thing as accident; it is fate misnamed.— Napoleon Bonaparte
You can't run from your fate. Forever and ever it follows you.— Unknown
The fates lead the willing and drag the unwilling.— Seneca
Sometimes the path you're on is not as important as the direction you're heading.— Kevin Smith
Coincidence is God's way of remaining anonymous.— Albert Einstein
Destiny is what you are supposed to do in life. Fate is what kicks you in the rear to do it.— Henry Miller
Life is a great big canvas. Throw all the paint on it you can.— Danny Kaye
Everything in life happens for a reason, and even bad experiences make sense in time.— Unknown
You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you.— Desmond Tutu
Your destiny is being written every day.— Unknown
The universe doesn't give you what you ask for with your thoughts. It gives you what you demand with your actions.— Steve Maraboli