Fortune Quotes · Page 99

In proportion as we endeavor to live according to the guidance of reason, shall we strive as much as possible to depend…

— Anonymous

President Obama has a strong record of doing what is best for America and Florida, and he built it by spending more…

— Charlie Crist

When the philosophers despised riches, it was because they had a mind to vindicate their own merit, and take revenge upon the…

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Refrain from asking what going to happen tomorrow, and everyday that fortune grants you, count as gain.

— Horace

On 'Taxi,' I had the great fortune of directing many wonderful episodes, none more classic than Reverend Jim's driving test. It was…

— James Burrows

There is no defense against adverse fortune which is so effectual as an habitual sense of humor.

— Anonymous

I have always thought it a matter of honour for every chess player to deserve the smile of fortune.

— Mikhail Tal

Many undoubtedly owe their good fortune to the circumstance that they possess a pleasing smile with which they win hearts. Yet these…

— Arthur Schopenhauer

The spectator and historian of [Belisarius's] exploits has observed, that amidst the perils of war, he was daring without rashness, prudent without…

— Edward Gibbon

Dread lord and cousin, may the almighty preserve your reverence and lordship in long life and good fortune.

— Anonymous

Loneliness and hunger were my fortunes of creation.

— Mo Yan

Much as we complain about our condition or feel victimized by fortune or fellow humans, we simply love being alive. We love…

— John Lachs

Each ten years of a man's life has its own fortunes, its own hopes, its own desires.

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

A life that stood out as a gospel of self-forgetting service. He could have added fortune to fame but caring for neither…

— George Washington Carver

A good disposition I far prefer to gold; for gold is the gift of fortune; goodness of disposition is the gift of…

— Plautus

Fortune cannot aid those who do nothing.

— Sophocles

Faith in the supernatural is a desperate wager made by man at the lowest ebb of his fortunes.

— George Santayana

“Fame and fortune await the few with the faith to fall forward despite frustrating failures.”

— Orrin Woodward

Thanks to the critics and thanks to the Emmys, we got all sorts of great reviews and notices and awards, at the…

— Mitchell Hurwitz

You can change your character and, at the same time, change your fortune.

— Herbie Hancock

If, even as the price to be paid for a fifth vote, I ever joined an opinion for the Court that began:…

— Antonin Scalia

As Donald Trump`s fortunes continue to slide, he`s increasingly dragging the fortunes of senate republican`s weapon.

— Chris Hayes

The truth is, the 'Fortune' 500 prefer lobbying to campaigning.

— Bradley A. Smith

Good fortune and a good disposition are rarely given to the same man.

— Livy

Through our great good fortune, in our youth our hearts were touched with fire. It was given to us to learn at…

— Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr