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John Ford on Fate

b. 1586 England

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Tempt not the stars, young man, thou canst not play
With the severity of fate.

The Broken Heart (1625)

Why, I hold fate
Clasped in my fist, and could command the course
Of time's eternal motion, hadst thou been
One thought more steady than an ebbing sea.

Tis Pity She's a Whore (1629)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: John Ford (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.