Quotes about Fate
One deed of an individual may decide the fate of the world. "If he performs one good deed, blessed is he for he moves the scale both for himself and for the entire world to the side of merit; if he commits one transgression, woe to him for he moves to the side of guilt himself and the whole world.
— Abraham Joshua Heschel
The ultimate concept in Greek philosophy is the idea of cosmos, of order; the first teaching in the Bible is the idea of creation. Translated into eternal principles, cosmos means fate, while creation means freedom. The essential meaning of creation is not the idea that the universe was created at a particular moment in time. The essential meaning of creation is, as Maimonides explained, the idea that the universe did not come about by necessity but as a result of freedom.
— Abraham Joshua Heschel
So true it is that man proposes and God disposes.
— Abraham Lincoln
I claim not to have controlled events, but confess plainly that events have controlled me.
— Abraham Lincoln
Jesus himself had called and chosen Judas! That is the real mystery, for Jesus knew from the beginning who would betray him.
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer
I believe that God is not timeless fate, but that he waits for and answers sincere prayers and responsible deeds.
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Sit and reflect on life itself and you would discover that nothing happens by chance.
— TB Joshua
At any moment the decision you make can change the course of your life forever.
— Tony Robbins
Everything in this life has a purpose, there are no mistakes, no coincidences.
— Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
really important meetings are planned by the souls long before the bodies see each other.
— Paulo Coelho
Randomness, luck, chance, fate. This is modern man's answer to the age-old question, "Why?
— Jerry Bridges
God not only determines who governs, He also rules in the decisions that they make. Proverbs 16:33 says, "The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD.
— Jerry Bridges