Quotes about Destiny

The turbulent billows of the fretful surface leave the deep parts of the ocean undisturbed; and to him who has a hold on vaster and more permanent realities, the hourly vicissitudes of his personal destiny seem relatively insignificant things. The really religious person is accordingly unshakable and full of equanimity, and calmly ready for any duty that the day may bring forth

Developing a life in God's presence above all else is the only way to fulfill our God-given destinies. Keys to our callings are released when we spend time there.

You were tutored by Him before you came into this life. He helped you understand and accept that you would have trials, tests, and opportunities perfectly chosen just for you. You learned that our Father had a plan of happiness to get you safely through those trials and that you would help bring others safely through theirs. This plan is marked by covenants with God.

The reality is that the Lord never calls the qualified; He qualifies the called.

I have no doubt that it is a part of the destiny of the human race, in its gradual improvement, to leave off eating animals, as surely as the savage tribes have left off eating each other....

What a man thinks of himself that is what determines, or rather indicates his fate.

The whole secret of a successful life is to find out what is one's destiny to do, and then do it.

The genius of the United States of America is Christian in the broadest sense, and its destiny is to remain Christian. This carries no sectarian meaning with it, but relates to a basic principle which differs from other principles in that it provides for liberty with morality, and pledges society to a code of relations based on fundamental Christian conceptions of human rights and duties.

God asks no man whether he will accept life. That is not the choice. You must take it. The only question is how.

God plants no yearning in the human soul that he does not intend to satisfy.

A door that seems to stand open must be a man's size, or it is not the door that Providence means for him.

As long as your heart is open to the possibilities, you will find that whatever you're seeking is also seeking you!