No one is satisfied with his fortune, nor dissatisfied with his intellect — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Our wisdom lies as much at the mercy of fortune as our possessions do. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
It takes more strength of character to withstand good fortune than bad. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
My parents grew up working class, but in that way that working class families do, they spent a fortune on education to… — Graham Norton Copy Share Image
I really am profoundly grateful just in general in my life. I've had an embarrassing amount of good fortune. — Edie Falco Copy Share Image
The bones of the Dead will be seen to govern the fortunes of him who moves them. — Leonardo da Vinci Copy Share Image
I was becoming addicted to Bombay. There was squalor and poverty, but I had begun to realise my good fortune and would… — Tahir Shah Copy Share Image
The phoenix hope, can wing her way through the desert skies, and still defying fortune's spite; revive from ashes and rise. — Miguel de Cervantes Copy Share Image
I'm not sure whether it's good fortune or bad, but I've died many times on screen. — Ty Olsson Copy Share Image
It has been suggested that an account of my life and fortunes would not be uninteresting to the public, — Solomon Northup Copy Share Image
People who make a living off other people's fortunes or misfortunes are parasites. — Frank Sinatra Copy Share Image
“I don't know how much we will rise," I say stoutly. "And I have no fear of falling. He looks at me.… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
For me, it's good fortune to be between two cultures. Growing up in Germany taught me a lot. I am a world… — Tarkan Copy Share Image
Every new generation of LGBT Americans needs to be inspired by leaders who come out — whether in Congress, the nonprofit sector,… — Anthony Romero Copy Share Image
In democratic countries, however opulent a man is supposed to be, he is almost always discontented with his fortune, because he finds… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
One finds fortunes built on slave labor, indentured labor, prison labor, immigrant labor, female labor, child labor, and scab labor - backed… — Michael Parenti Copy Share Image
“Every year I collect a select amount of material possessions (baseball cards, coins, famous paraphernalia) to pass on to my children. In… — Akutra-Ramses Atenosis Cea Copy Share Image
The intention which is fixed on God as its only end will keep people steady in their purposes, and deliver them from… — Thomas a Kempis Copy Share Image
I have the incredibly good fortune of being able to make the majority of the work I produce in the world on… — Andrew Levitas Copy Share Image
Billions of dollars have been lost to the Negro race within the last fifty years through disloyalty on the part of successful… — Marcus Garvey Copy Share Image
The paradox is that exactly the reverse is true. Everything that’s really worthwhile in life came to us free; our minds, our… — Earl Nightingale Copy Share Image
The contempt of riches in philosophers was only a hidden desire to avenge their merit upon the injustice of fortune, by despising… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Myself--a prince by fortune of my birth, Near to the king in blood, and near in love Till you did make him… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
Utilitarianism had found [in Samuel Smiles' Self-Help] its portrait gallery of heroes, inscribed with a vigorous exhortation to all men to strive… — John Carroll Copy Share Image
We mistakenly assume that bodily survival has a higher precedence than ego survival. This is simply not generally true. Ego will happily… — Karl Marlantes 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
“In the Fortune Cookie of Life, I don't want to be known as anonymous.” — Julie Eberhart Painter Copy Share Image
We may lack riches, but the greatest fortune is what lies in our hearts. — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
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