
“Fate is by far the greatest mystery of all.”
Source: Silent in the Grave
Book I; xiv, 41
Amores (Love Affairs)
Procul omen abesto!
“Fate is by far the greatest mystery of all.”
Source: Silent in the Grave
“Beyond the limits of a vulgar fate,
Beneath the good how far,—but far above the great.”
III. 3, Line 16
The Progress of Poesy http://www.thomasgray.org/cgi-bin/display.cgi?text=pppo (1754)
“To turn away from the enemy is cowardice. Misfortune is the fate of the enemy.”
When he learned that the Crusaders had come toward him
Source: Ahmet Akgündüz - Mehmed's tolerance http://www.ahmetakyol.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9849&Itemid=47
“The fate of animals is of far greater importance to me than the fear of appearing ridiculous.”
Source: From Time to Time (1995), Chapter 1 (p. 38)
“So, march away; and let due praise be given
Neither to fate nor fortune, but to Heaven.”
Ferneze, Act V
The Jew of Malta (c. 1589)