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Fate is unalterable only in the sense that given a cause, a certain result must follow, but no cause is inevitable in itself, and man can shape his world if he does not resign himself to ignorance.
Fate is unalterable only in the sense that given a cause, a certain result must follow, but no cause is inevitable in itself, and man can shape his world if he does not resign himself to ignorance.
Approximate author period: c. 1932 AD · modern
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- Pearl S. Buck
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- Approximate author period: c. 1932 AD · modern
Approximate author-period anchor from life dates 1892 to 1973; Wikidata Q80900, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q80900 (accessed 2026-10-08). Not a quotation composition date.
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