Fate, then, is a name for facts not yet passed under the fire of thought for causes which are unpenetrated. (Ralph Waldo Emerson)

Fate, then, is a name for facts not yet passed under the fire of thought for causes which are unpenetrated.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Related topics

fate fire name thought under yet facts

Related quotes

Our sweetest songs are those which tell of saddest thought. View quote
Percy Bysshe Shelley
What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. View quote
William Shakespeare
No man means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is viscous. View quote
Henry Adams
People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use. View quote
Søren Kierkegaard
A thought which does not result in an action is nothing much, and an action which does not proceed from a thought is nothing at all. View quote
Georges Bernanos