Destiny is not a 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. William Jennings Bryan

• purpose
• destiny
• fate

It's choice - not chance - that determines your destiny. Jean Nidetch

• goals
• destiny
• fate
• choice

Blaming destiny is a poor out for those who don't reach desired destinations. Malcom Forbes

• failure
• excuses
• destiny
• fate

Every man is the architect of his own fortune. Sallust

• fate

There is no chance, no destiny, no fate that can circumvent or hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul. Ella Wilcox

• determination
• destiny
• fate

You are where you are and what you are because of what you have done or failed to do. You are very much the architect of your own destiny. Brian Tracy

• responsibility
• destiny
• fate

We must never forget that we may also find meaning in life even when confronted with a hopeless situation, when facing a fate that cannot be changed. For what then matters is to bear witness to the uniquely human potential at its best, which is to transform a personal tragedy into a triumph, to turn one's predicament into a human achievement. When we are no longer able to change a situation - just think of an incurable disease such as inoperable cancer - we are challenged to change ourselves. Viktor Frankl

• fate
• hope

If all the rest is common coin, then what is unique to the good man?

To welcome with affection what is sent by fate. Not to stain or disturb the spirit within him with a mess of false beliefs. Instead, to preserve it faithfully, by calmly obeying God - saying nothing untrue, doing nothing unjust. Marcus Aurelius

• destiny
• fate

This is the source.

Everything you're trying to reach - by taking the long way round - you could have right now, this moment. If you'd only stop thwarting your own attempts. If you'd only let go of the past, entrust the future to Providence, and guide the present toward reverence and justice. Marcus Aurelius

• fate

This is the source.

It is man's duty to live in conformity with the divine will, and this means, firstly, bringing his life into line with 'nature's laws', and secondly, resigning himself completely and uncomplainingly to whatever fate may send him. Only by living thus, and not setting too high a value on things which can at any moment be taken away from him, can he discover that true, unshakeable peace and contentment to which ambition, luxury and above all avarice are among the greatest obstacles. Seneca

• fate
• contentment

This is the source.