Robert G. Ingersoll Quotes

The present contains nothing more than the past, and what is found in the effect is already in the cause.

Fate is a sempiternal and unchangeable series and chain of things, rolling and unraveling itself through eternal sequences of cause and effect, of which it is composed and compounded.

Nothing ever happens by chance; everything is pushed from behind.

Everything that happens, happens of necessity.

There is no luck in life, everything happens for a reason. Every little thing that you do... leads up to a bigger thing. And that's the story of my life.

I do not believe such a quality as chance exists. Every incident that happens must be a link in a chain.

I believe in fate.

Every event has had its cause, and nothing, not the least wind that blows, is accident or causeless.

Fate then is that necessity by which a certain result will surely be brought to pass according to the natural course of events however we may vary the particular circumstances which precede the event.

There is no such thing as chance; and what seem to us merest accident springs from the deepest source of destiny.

I assert that nothing ever comes to pass without a cause.

Fate is the endless chain of causation, whereby things are; the reason or formula by which the world goes on.

I think some things are just meant to happen; you can't change your fate. Maybe we have a small amount of control.

Character and fate are two words for the same thing.

Actions are the seed of fate deeds grow into destiny.

Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.

There is no such thing as accident; it is fate misnamed.

Events are not a matter of chance.

I think everything is pretty well preordained - even your mistakes.

Chance is a word void of sense; nothing can exist without a cause.

Fate will find a way.

Fact I know; and Law I know; but what is this Necessity, save an empty shadow of my own mind's throwing?

God has created a logical universe of cause and effect. He who repudiates causality actually repudiates reason.

No one can defy fate.

There's no such thing as accidents.