“The fates lead him who will; him who won't they drag.”

Blood Meridian (1985)
Source: Blood Meridian, or the Evening Redness in the West
Context: The judge tilted his great head. The man who believes that the secrets of this world are forever hidden lives in mystery and fear. Superstition will drag him down. The rain will erode the deeds of his life. But that man who sets himself the task of singling out the thread of order from the tapestry will by the decision alone have taken charge of the world and it is only by such taking charge that he will effect a way to dictate the terms of his own fate.

Source: Jeeves and the Unbidden Guest

Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 4, hadith number 616
Sunni Hadith
Variant: Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Part of the excellence of a person's Islam is his leaving alone what does not concern him."

Sergeant Patrick Harper, p. 122
Sharpe (Novel Series), Sharpe's Company (1982)

&lt;p&gt;Original: Triste de quem vive em casa,<br>Contente com o seu lar,<br>Sem que um sonho, no erguer de asa,<br>Faça até mais rubra a brasa<br>Da lareira a abandonar!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Triste de quem é feliz!<br>Vive porque a vida dura.<br>Nada na alma lhe diz<br>Mais que a lição da raiz-<br>Ter por vida a sepultura.&lt;/p&gt; <br class="br">Poem &quot;O Quinto Império&quot; http://www.inverso.pt/Mensagem/Encoberto/QuintoImperio.htm, lines 1–10 <br class="br">Message

Source: The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2004), p. 86

Jesus
Song lyrics, Buddha and the Chocolate Box (1974)

A Happy Death (1971)

Blood Meridian (1985)