“You meet your destiny on the road you take to avoid it.”
About This Quote
"On rencontre sa destinée Souvent par des chemins qu’on prend pour l’éviter."<br> Our destiny is frequently met in the very paths we take to avoid it.<div>Book VIII (1678–1679), fable 16 (The Horoscope) </div><div>Variant: A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.</div>
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