Thomas E. Mann Quotes

Human reason needs only to will more strongly than fate, and she is fate.

There is nothing happens to any person but what was in his power to go through with.

There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can circumvent or hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul.

It's the coward who says, 'This is fate'...It's the strong who stands up & says 'I will make my fate'

Man is man, and master of his fate.

A wise man shall overrule his stars, and have a greater influence upon his own content than all the constellations and planets of the firmament.

No cause has he to say his doom is harsh, who's made the master of his destiny.

Necessity and chance Approach not me, and what I will is fate.

The human will stands beyond all circumstances. Everything must go down before the will, for that comes from God Himself; a pure and a strong will is omnipotent. Before it all the powers, even of nature, must bow down, succumb, and become its servants - the strong gigantic, infinite will in man.

I need not wait for I have the power to choose my own destiny.

When it comes to individual destiny, there is no power greater in the universe then the conviction of the human soul to make a choice.

We are the masters of our fate, the captains of our souls, because we have the power to control our thoughts.

There are two conflicting philosophies that I love: "Everything happens for a reason," as well as "you can change everything that you have control over."

If there is something more powerful than destiny, this must be the human being who bears destiny unshaken.

In every moment you have the choice to be a victim or a creator.

You need to find the power within to make [things] happen for yourself. When you realize this, you are unstoppable.

You are the creator of your own destiny

My prayer is: I will be what I will be, I will do what I will do.

Life is a compromise between fate and free will.

Know first that no urge, no influence, is greater than the will of the self to do what it determines to accomplish in any direction - whether physically, mentally, or spiritually.

Nothing truly stops you. Nothing truly holds you back. For your own will is always within your control.

I remain Mistress of mine own self and mine own soul

We are the masters of our own universe.

Many of us have had the attitude that life is something that happens to us and that all we can do is make the best of it. It is basically a victim's position, giving power to people and things outside of ourselves. We are beginning to realize that the power rests in us, that we can choose to create our life the way we want it to be.