Quotes about Inevitability

The ancients rightly called this internal longing for wholeness "fate" or "destiny," the "inner voice" or the "call of the gods." It has an inevitability, authority, and finality to it, and was at the heart of almost all mythology. Almost all heroes heard an inner voice that spoke to them. In fact, their heroism was in their ability to hear that voice and to risk following it—wherever!

The kingdom of God is like a mustard seed. It happens quietly. It happens inevitably. Don't underestimate God's power.

What is to be, will be, and no prayers of ours can arrest the decree.

Thinking in mythological terms helps to put you in accord with the inevitables of this vale of tears. You learn to recognize the positive values in what appear to be the negative moments and aspects of your life. The big question is whether you are going to be able to say a hearty yes to your adventure.

But learn that to die is a debt we must all pay.

The surest poison is time.

As human beings, we have a terminal disease called mortality. The current death rate is 100 percent.

Death was irreversible, he suspected

Forgiveness as the response to the inevitability of failure. Suffering understood as part of life. Trust as the other side of anguish. A permanent thankfulness.

It's over, and can't be helped, and that's one consolation, as they always say in Turkey, when they cut the wrong man's head off.

There is no man so fortunate that there shall not be by him when he is dying some who are pleased with what is going to happen.

I can see being kind to people, but I don't think giving them money solves the problem. I think it makes the problem worse and it prolongs the ultimate, inevitable end anyway.