Proper noun
Fates
(Greek mythology) Atropos, Clotho, and Lachesis; supernatural beings who controlled the destiny of men and of the gods.
We are all subject to the fates. But we must all act as if we are not,” said the witch, "or die of despair. Philip Pullman
On the death of a friend, we should consider that the fates through confidence have devolved on us the task of a double living, that we have henceforth to fulfill the promise of our friend's life also, in our own, to the world. Henry David Thoreau
I believe in Spinoza's God who reveals himself in the orderly harmony of all that exists, not in a God who concerns himself with fates and actions of human beings. Albert Einstein
The leader is always alone before bad fates. Charles de Gaulle
Our fates are as registered by heaven. Japanese Proverb
The fates lead the willing man; an unwilling man they drag. American Proverb