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Destiny is but a phrase of the weak human heart - the dark apology for every error. The strong and virtuous admit no destiny. On earth conscience guides; in heaven God watches. And destiny is but the phantom we invoke to silence the one and dethrone the other.

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Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton (May 25, 1803-January 18, 1873) was an English novelist, poet, playwright, and politician. Lord Lytton was a florid, popular writer of his day, who coined such phrases as "the great unwashed", "pursuit of the almighty dollar", "the pen is mightier than the sword", and the infamous incipit "It was a dark and stormy night." Despite his popularity in his heyday, today his name is known as a byword for bad writing. San Jose State University-s annual Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest for bad writing is named after him

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    Here is the translated text in German: "Das Schicksal ist nur ein Ausdruck des schwachen menschlichen Herzens - die dunkle Entschuldigung für jeden Fehler. Die Starken und Tugendhaften akzeptieren kein Schicksal. Auf Erden leitet das Gewissen; im Himmel wacht Gott. Und das Schicksal ist nur das Phantom, das wir heraufbeschwören, um das eine zum Schweigen zu bringen und das andere zu entthronen."

    Le destin n'est qu'une phrase du cœur humain faible - la sombre excuse de chaque erreur. Les forts et les vertueux n'admettent aucun destin. Sur terre, la conscience guide ; au ciel, Dieu veille. Et le destin n'est que le fantôme que nous invoquons pour faire taire l'un et détrôner l'autre.

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