Well, if Fortune be a woman, she's a good wench for this gear. — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
“Fortune’s a fickle wench. She can knee you in the groin at any time.” — Isolde Martyn Copy Share Image
“God's prayer-line is not a wheel of fortune or lottery for the indolent.” — Bryant McGill Copy Share Image
Fortune mends more faults in us than ever reason would be able to do. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
My father insisted that each of us have a career. His family were refugees and he understood the vicissitudes of fortune. — Lady Colin Campbell Copy Share Image
Blest are those Whose blood and judgment are so well commingled, That they are not a pipe for fortune's finger To sound… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
I think that I have a seriousness of purpose, a lot of support, and a healthy amount of good fortune. — Sean Astin Copy Share Image
There is certainly no defence or water -proof garment against adverse fortune which is, on the whole, so effectual as an habitual… — Thomas Wentworth Higginson 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
True friends share genuine closeness and remain friends irrespective of fluctuating fortunes. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
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
Something is always wanting to incomplete fortune. [Lat., Curtae nescio quid semper abest rei.] — Horace Copy Share Image
In peace and prosperity states and individuals have better sentiments, because they do not find themselves suddenly confronted with imperious necessities; but… — Thucydides Copy Share Image
There are so many people who make their fortunes of the misfortunes of others. I don't know if it's because the world… — Michael Shannon Copy Share Image
“Dear God, I don’t ask for fame and fortune but for an opportunity to embrace many. I don’t ask you to make… — Ron Baratono Copy Share Image
I never, ever would have imagined the kind of career I've had. It just wouldn't have occurred to me that anything like… — Edith Widder Copy Share Image
They make their fortune who are stout and wise, Wit rules the heavens, discretion guides the skies. [Lat., Che sovente addivien che'l… — Torquato Tasso Copy Share Image
Love longs to be free, a stranger to every worldly desire, lest its inner vision become dimmed, and lest worldly self-interest hinder… — Thomas a Kempis Copy Share Image
The man who lives for himself is a failure. Even if he gains much wealth, position or fortune, he is still a… — Norman Vincent Peale Copy Share Image
North Korea is creating its own time zone. It's going to push the country's time back a half hour. So it's not… — Conan O'Brien Copy Share Image
“Fortune favours the brave, sir," said Carrot cheerfully. "Good. Good. Pleased to hear it, captain. What is her position vis a vis… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“Cracking his knuckles, Cary dramatically prepared to open his fortune cookie. “Let’s see. Will I be rich? Famous? About to meet Mr.… — Sylvia Day Copy Share Image
Last year, the journalist Malcolm Gladwell conducted a survey of chief executive officers of Fortune 500 companies for his book Blink. He… — Daniel Finkelstein Copy Share Image
Jeronimo, my grandfather, swine-herder and story-teller, feeling death about to arrive and take him, went and said goodbye to the trees in… — Jose Saramago Copy Share Image
For two generations groups of women have given their lives and their fortunes to secure the vote for the sex and hundreds… — Carrie Chapman Catt Copy Share Image
Gratitude is the confidence in life itself... As gratitude grows it gives rise to joy. We experience the courage to rejoice in… — Jack Kornfield Copy Share Image
“❝Happy endings don’t come cheap. It isn’t enough to know you've found your soul mate, if you believe in that kind of… — Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl Copy Share Image
The fortunes amassed through corporate organization are now so large, and vest such power in those that wield them, as to make… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
“Unless you are a fortune-teller, long-term business planning is a fantasy” — Jason Fried Copy Share Image
The best way to make a small fortune in racing is to start with a big one. — Junior Johnson Copy Share Image
Fortune confounds the wise, And when they least expect it turns the dice. — John Dryden Copy Share Image