#destiny

I have read true piety defined as: loving one’s destiny unconditionally – and there is something in it. That is to say: I think that in a way this sort of “religiousness” is the condition for real happiness. ↗

— Karen Blixen

#life #life

Съдбата не означава, че животът ти е предначертан. Затова е признак на пълно невежество да оставиш всичко на съдбата и да не допринасяш дейно за музиката на всемира. ... Съдбата ти – това е равнището, където ще свириш своята мелодия. Едва ли ще смениш инструмента, но зависи единствено от теб доколко добре ще свириш. ↗

— Elif Shafak

#love

You loved her, but you let her marry some other fella? Why’d you do a fool thing like that?” “Because it was best for her.” “How do you know it was best for her?” Houston swiveled his head and captured his brother’s gaze. “What?” Austin shrugged. “What if what you thought was best for her wasn’t what she wanted?” “What are you talking about?” Austin slid his backside across the porch. “I’m not learned in these matters so I don’t understand how you know what you did was best for her.” -Houston and Austin ↗

— Lorraine Heath

#houston #lorraine-heath #texas-destiny #love

Our destinies depend on the choices we make. Be it wise or stupid. ↗

— Paul Nat

#destiny #inspirational #lesson #life #inspirational

Even if things don't unfold the way you expected, don't be disheartened or give up. One who continues to advance will win in the end. ↗

— Daisaku Ikeda

#destiny #happiness #humanism #inspirational #karma

We are all of us born with a letter inside us, and that only if we are true to ourselves, may we be allowed to read it before we die. ↗

— Douglas Coupland

#fate #inspirational #strength #inspirational

it is impossible to build one's own happiness on the unhappiness of others. This perspective is at the heart of Buddhist teachings. ↗

— Daisaku Ikeda

#destiny #happiness #humanism #inspirational #karma

Everything is determined, the beginning as well as the end, by forces over which we have no control. It is determined for the insect, as well as for the star. Human beings, vegetables, or cosmic dust, we all dance to a mysterious tune, intoned in the distance by an invisible piper. ↗

— Albert Einstein

#einstein #inspirational #inspirational

Mr. Codro's destiny is Ptolemaic; in other words, based on fiction. Ptolemaic says it all; it means above all fixed and unchanging, that is to say different from real life which is by nature changing and temporary. It means: not according to natural truth, but according to man's desire and the pretense inspired by his fear of dying and his desire for permanence. ↗

— Alberto Savinio

#death #desire #destiny #fiction #future

Qui croit Pouvoir faire du miel Sans partager le destin des abeilles? ↗

— Muriel Barbery

#destiny #poem #change