"Destiny" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... white thing, magical as a silver bullet, seemed a miniature incarnation of destiny, spinning his fate. Always Vanno was pricked by the desire to try again, and see if he could once more foretell the result. There lay the poignant, the indescribable charm: ...
— The Guests Of Hercules • C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson
... now constituted, was, prior to 1853, a portion of the Territory of Oregon. During the year mentioned, a new territory was carved from the old Oregon boundaries, which the statesmen of that day evidently believed was marked by destiny for the achievement of great things, for they conferred upon it ...
— A Review of the Resources and Industries of the State of Washington, 1909 • Ithamar Howell
... depress my youthful spirits. I converted all that my father had left into money, and set out to try my fortune in foreign lands, accompanied only by an old servant of the family, who, on account of ancient attachment, would not part from me and my destiny. ...
— The Oriental Story Book - A Collection of Tales • Wilhelm Hauff
... the matter of handling a great business. To the exact nature of these alternatives the middle-class mind needs to direct itself if it is to exert any control whatever over its future. Take the case of the butcher. It is manifestly written on the scroll of destiny that the little private slaughter-house, the little independent butcher's shop, buying and selling locally, must disappear. The meat will all be slaughtered at some great, conveniently organized centre, and distributed thence to shops that will necessarily be mere agencies for ...
— New Worlds For Old - A Plain Account of Modern Socialism • Herbert George Wells
... he arrived at last at another wood, and in this wood he found a hermit of whom he asked if he could not give him some news of Destiny? ...
— Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know • Various
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