Definition Essay On Fate

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Fate - definition: (1) A fixed decree by which the order of things is prescribed; the immutable law of the universe; inevitable necessity; the force by which all existence is determined and conditioned. (2) The element of chance in the affairs of life; the unforeseen and under-estimated conditions considered as a force shaping events; fortune.

"There is no such thing as accident; it is fate misnamed." - Napoleon Bonaparte, French leader

"It is what a man thinks of himself that really determines his fate." - Henry David Thoreau, American author

I picked "fate" for this article, because I strongly believe that our fate is controlled by our thoughts, beliefs and actions. I am adding yet another great business opportunity to my "Portfolio Career"
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But to sacrifice what you are and to live without belief, that is a fate more terrible than dying." - Joan of Arc, French celebrity
"Fate loves the fearless." - James Russell Lowell, American poet
"How a person masters his fate is more important than what his fate is." - Wilhelm von Humboldt, German educator
"Character and fate are two words for the same thing." - Novalis, German poet
"Kisses are a better fate than wisdom." - e. e. cummings, American poet
And a couple for you to chew on in coming weeks:

"My fate cannot be mastered; it can only be collaborated with and thereby, to some extent, directed. Nor am I the captain of my soul; I am only its noisiest passenger." - Aldous Huxley, English novelist

"Just because fate doesn't deal you the right cards, it doesn't mean you should give up. It just means you have to play the cards you get to their maximum potential." - Les Brown, American

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