~ 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. ~
~ 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. ~
~ 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. ~
~ It is a mistake to try to look too far ahead. The chain of destiny can only be grasped one link at a time. ~
~ No trumpets sound when the important decisions of our life are made. Destiny is made known silently. ~
~ Success is not to be pursued; it is to be attracted by the person you become. ~
~ Every man has his own destiny: the only imperative is to follow it, to accept it, no matter where it leads him. ~
~ We are not creatures of circumstance; we are creators of circumstance. ~
~ 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. ~
~ Ideals are like stars; you will not succeed in touching them with your hands. But like the seafaring man on the desert of waters, you choose them as your guides, and following them you will reach your destiny. ~
~ To accomplish our destiny it is not enough to merely guard prudently against road accidents. We must also cover before nightfall the distance assigned to each of us. ~