Skip to content

I would not fear nor wish my fate,
But boldly say each night,
To-morrow let my sun his beams display,
Or in clouds hide them; I have liv'd to-day.

— Abraham Cowley Works (1668)

Another quote →

Topics

Fate

More quotes by Abraham Cowley

Nothing is there to come, and nothing past,
But an eternal now does always last.

Poems (1656)

His time is forever, everywhere his place.

Works (1668)

An harmless flaming meteor shone for hair,
And fell adown his shoulders with loose care.

Poems (1656)

What shall I do to be forever known,
And make the age to come my own?

Poems (1656)

The fairest garden in her looks,
And in her mind the wisest books.

Works (1668)

All Abraham Cowley quotes →

You may also like

One country, one constitution, one destiny.

Daniel Webster

We may not have chosen the time, but the time has chosen us.

John Lewis

Destiny is not a matter of chance; it is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for; it is a thing to be achieved.

William Jennings Bryan

“Destiny,” said John. “The ghastliest word a man can speak.”

Poul Anderson The Corridors of Time (1965)

Attribution

Quote text and notes from Wikiquote: Abraham Cowley (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Source quality and labels are our own summary of what Wikiquote records.