Who hath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue. — David Mallet Copy Share Image
“Luck is a fickle creature. She loves many, but is faithful to none.” — Karen Hawkins Copy Share Image
I fought for years and spent a fortune fighting and never got anywhere. — David Friedman Copy Share Image
“... fortune is not in time or place or things; but, good or bad, in the man’s own self for him alone… — Percy FitzPatrick Copy Share Image
Whether a man is a legend or not is decided by history, not fortune tellers. — Amish Tripathi Copy Share Image
Fishermen, no matter what supreme good fortune befalls them, cannot ever be absolutely satisfied. It is a fundamental weakness of intellect. — Zane Grey Copy Share Image
Will you gather daydreams or will you gather wealth? How can you find your fortune when you cannot find yourself? — Gordon Lightfoot Copy Share Image
There is nothing which continues longer than a moderate fortune; nothing of which one sees sooner the end than a large fortune. — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
My friends and family are amazed I've done so well. I was not a model student. No one expected that I'd build… — John W. Thompson Copy Share Image
For not many men, the proverb saith, can love a friend whom fortune prospereth unenvying. — Aeschylus Copy Share Image
So weary with disasters, tugg'd with fortune, That I would set my life on any chance, To mend, or be rid on't. — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
I highly recommend ClassPass. I spend a fortune on Barry's Bootcamp, Cycle House, SoulCycle, Flywheel, Ballet Barre, SLT Pilates, YogaWorks... I do… — Jamie Chung Copy Share Image
“Conventional wisdom nor scientific, mathematical prove of randomness in life could do nothing to deter human's curiosity for the unknown, however small… — Vann Chow Copy Share Image
- So my own sister will not promote me? Speaking of which, weren't you supposed to find me a beautiful future wife… — Libba Bray Copy Share Image
You think you’re a very clever fellow, don’t you?” Saldur challenged. “No, Your Grace,” Merrick replied. “Clever is the man who makes… — Michael J. Sullivan Copy Share Image
Man is a rational animal – so at least I have been told. Throughout a long life, I have looked diligently for… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Though nature be ever so generous, yet can she not make a hero alone. Fortune must contribute her part too; and till… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Fiction that responds to recent world events is a hostage to fortune, because all momentous events look very different a year, two… — Mark Haddon Copy Share Image
Not even the vicissitudes of fortune are contrary to nature or to the providential ordering of the universe. It all flows from… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
“So if the ultimate felicity of man does not consist in external things which are called the goods of fortune, nor in… — Thomas Aquinas Copy Share Image
It was the saying of a great man, that if we could trace our descents, we should find all slaves to come… — Seneca the Younger Copy Share Image
To this day, I fondly recall the challenges of building a fire, pitching a tent, climbing a New England mountain, canoeing on… — Michael Eisner Copy Share Image
What I remember thinking at that point, having gone through both the ups and downs of my first four years, and seeing… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“Thus, though I possess nothing, have given away my fortune, camp by the side of all my houses, I can still be… — Albert Camus Copy Share Image
She had just realized there were two things that prevent us from achieving our dreams: believing them to be impossible or seeing… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
Men marry for fortune, and sometimes to please their fancy; but, much oftener than is suspected, they consider what the world will… — Charles Lamb Copy Share Image
Outward objects cannot take hold of the soul, nor force their passage into her, nor set any of her wheels going. No,… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
