Vicissitudes of fortune, which spares neither man nor the proudest of his works, which buries empires and cities in a common grave. — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
True friends share genuine closeness and remain friends irrespective of fluctuating fortunes. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
“Chiefly, the mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands, so why to look for excuses around.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Too bad I can't afford to patent it. I can make a fortune. But again,I have a fortune. -Batman, Year One comic.” — Frank Miller Copy Share Image
That furniture cost me a fortune! It's designer furniture." "Designed by whom ? Darth Vader ? The Hitler Youth ? — Jennifer Crusie Copy Share Image
The greater part of mankind judge of men only by their fashionableness or their fortune. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
So many of us invest a fortune making ourselves look good to the world, yet inside we are falling apart. It's time… — Iyanla Vanzant Copy Share Image
But wild Ambition loves to slide, not stand, And Fortune's ice prefers to Virtue's land. — John Dryden Copy Share Image
As an athlete, you choose your sport and are drawn into it but your passion should never be driven by fame and… — Katarina Witt Copy Share Image
When I was in college, I had the good fortune to have Joyce Carol Oates as my writing teacher. She told me… — Jonathan Ames Copy Share Image
The reason laziness is rarely pushed as a lifestyle option is down to one simple reason: money. There are fortunes to be… — Tom Hodgkinson Copy Share Image
The worst story I ever wrote was after the conviction of Jeff Skilling and Ken Lay. My co-author and I wrote a… — Bethany McLean Copy Share Image
We should manage our fortune as we do our health - enjoy it when good, be patient when it is bad, and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“He digs out a fortune cookie fortune from his mouth, as if his mouth has a pocket. It says THE SIMPLEST ANSWER… — A.S. King Copy Share Image
You have a little bit of talent, a certain amount of good fortune and a lot of hard work in pursuit of… — Donald Sutherland Copy Share Image
There is no treasure the which may be compared unto a faithful friend; Gold some decayeth, and worldly wealth consumeth, and wasteth… — Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy Share Image
“This spending of the best part of one's life earning money in order to enjoy a questionable liberty during the least valuable… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
We need examples of people who, leaving Heaven to decide whether they are to rise in the world, decide for themselves that… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
In a land which is fully settled, most men must accept their local environment or try to change it by political means;… — W. H. Auden Copy Share Image
Not understanding the process of a spontaneously-ordered economy goes hand-in-hand with not understanding the creation of resources and wealth. And when a… — Julian Simon Copy Share Image
Will a guaranteed annual wage kill incentive among the poor? If a man is given a certain amount of security, won't he… — Pierre Berton Copy Share Image
It has always been more difficult for a man to keep than to get; for, in the one case, fortune aids, which… — Giambattista Basile Copy Share Image
I love fortune readings! because when I get in troubles, if the reading says that I am in a lucky day, I… — Hiroko Sakai Copy Share Image
I doubt very much that the chief executives of any of the Fortune 500 corporations can name five edible plants, five native… — Paul Hawken Copy Share Image
Friends are the thermometer by which we may judge the temperature of our fortunes. — Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington Copy Share Image
I pinch myself daily at the good fortune of my life, you know, in many ways. — Orlando Bloom Copy Share Image
Each meeting occurs at the precise moment for which it was meant. Usually, when it will have the greatest impact on our… — Nadia Scrieva Copy Share Image
Whenever you see a gaming table be sure to know fortune is not there. Rather she is always in the company of… — Oliver Goldsmith Copy Share Image
I have always believed that all things depended upon Fortune, and nothing upon ourselves. — Lord Byron Copy Share Image
The woman who can create her own job is the woman who will win fame and fortune. — Amelia Earhart Copy Share Image
I left school when I was 14 to go into Danish films. When I was 17, I went to Paris to make my fortune. — Anna Karina Copy Share Image
The most brilliant fortunes are often not worth the littleness required to gain them. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Luckily, I have the good fortune of being on the same team as Ray Lewis. I don't have to face him on… — Jamal Lewis Copy Share Image
To die alone, on rock under sun at the brink of the unknown, like a wolf, like a great bird, seems to… — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
There is but one Earth, tiny and fragile, and one must get 100,000 miles away to appreciate fully one's good fortune in… — Michael Collins Copy Share Image
Calamities are of two kinds: misfortunes to ourselves, and good fortune to others. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
“...you shouldn’t hate something you don’t know, because it may turn out to be the bearer of your greatest good fortune.” — Izzeldin Abuelaish Copy Share Image
Until we do something about wild dogs, kangaroos competing for pasture, your fortunes in life aren't gonna turn around. — Barry O'Sullivan Copy Share Image
We are forced to respect the gifts of nature, which study and fortune cannot give. — Luc de Clapiers Copy Share Image
Labor is the fabled magician's wand, the philosophers stone, and the cap of good fortune. — James Weldon Johnson Copy Share Image
