"It is not true that fate slips silently into our lives. It steps in through the door that we have opened, and we invite it to enter. No one is strong enough or cunning enough to avert by word or deed the misfortune that is rooted in the iron laws of his character and his life."

-- SÃ¡ndor MÃ¡rai

#Strong Quotes #Character Quotes #Fate Quotes

“The South is about the abundance, beauty, and richness of Southern culture, but also its dark underside. The history of Southern food reflects the history of slavery, of poverty, of the negotiation of power.”
“To the hard-working people who set a little bit aside each month, to provide for their children, or to fund their own retirement, I say: you should be rewarded not punished.”
“I use my cell phone as much as I can - I talk to friends all the time. I'm like 2,000 hours a month. It's crazy”
“If you would get a contented life, do not grasp too much of the world, do not take in more of the business of the world than God calls you to.”
“Law , the king of all mortals and immortals.”
“I will never be satisfied. Life is one constant search for the betterment for me.”
“We have first raised a dust and then complain we cannot see.”

Source : A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge introduction, sec. 3 (1710)
“You know, I try not to look back, because looking forward is so much better than looking backward.”

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