Quote by TS (Thomas Stearns) Eliot

If you haven't the strength to impose your own terms upon life, you must accept the terms it offers you.

If you haven't the strength to impose your own terms upon li

Summary

This quote suggests that in order to navigate through life, one must possess the strength and conviction to dictate their own terms and desires. However, if a person lacks the ability or determination to do so, they are left with no choice but to accept the circumstances and conditions presented to them by life. It emphasizes the importance of personal agency and the consequences of not exercising it, highlighting that individuals have the power to shape their own path or be subject to the whims of fate.

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By TS (Thomas Stearns) Eliot

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