The ego seeks fame and fortune. Humility doesn't seek at all - it accepts. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“I must endeavor to subdue my mind to my fortune. I must learn to brook being happier than I deserve.” — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
A gentleman of one of the first fortunes upon the continent...sacrificing his ease, and hazarding all in the cause of his country. — John Quincy Adams Copy Share Image
Those who have had no share in the good fortunes of the mighty Often have a share in their misfortunes. — Bertolt Brecht Copy Share Image
Here is a man whose life and actions the world has already condemned - yet whose enormous fortune...has already brought him acquittal! — Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy Share Image
“A man shrewd enough and clever enough to amass such a fortune in ten years does not throw together” — John Grisham Copy Share Image
The bad fortune of the good turns their faces up to heaven; the good fortune of the bad bows their heads down… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The worth of a wife is a man's good fortune; His jewels are his good children. — Thiruvalluvar Copy Share Image
He that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune; for they are impediments to great enterprises, either of virtue or… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
Fortune, which has a great deal of power in other matters but especially in war, can bring about great changes in a… — Julius Caesar Copy Share Image
You see, astrology is like fortune-telling. If you can't get it right, you say, "Well, if Venus was doing something peculiar in… — Quentin Crisp Copy Share Image
They still talk about the night that Augie Pabst, a fresh-faced heir to the brewing fortune, drove a rented Falcon into the… — Brock Yates Copy Share Image
“I’ve got a fortune in gold. Ah, was that a flicker in your eye? Do you like me better now that you… — Kresley Cole Copy Share Image
Few have had the good fortune I have had. My start in the business was with people like Peter Brooks and Michael… — Nicholas Hammond Copy Share Image
No man is poor who does not think himself so. But if in a full fortune with impatience he desires more, he… — Jeremy Taylor Copy Share Image
Since I became CEO, 87 percent of the companies in the Fortune 500 are off the list. What that says is that… — John T. Chambers Copy Share Image
To me there's no real difference between a fortune teller or a fortune cookie and any of the organized religions. They're all… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
The greatest country, the richest country, is not that which has the most capitalists, monopolists, immense grabbings, vast fortunes, with its sad,… — Walt Whitman Copy Share Image
Everything is 'colossalized' - events, fortunes, accidents, climate, conversation, ambitions - everything is in the extreme ... They can't even have a… — Elinor Glyn 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
Behold me waiting—waiting for the knife… The thick, sweet mystery of chloroform, The drunken dark, the little death-in-life… [F]ace to face with… — William Ernest Henley 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
I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just: that his justice cannot sleep forever: that, considering numbers, nature,… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
I wish I could recall with clarity the impulse that compelled me to help bring this camp into being. I'd be pleased… — Paul Newman 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
![“Behold me waiting—waiting for the knife… The thick, sweet mystery of chloroform, The drunken dark, the little death-in-life… [F]ace to face with chance, I shrink a little: My hopes are strong, my will is something weak. ...I am ready But, gentlemen my porters, life is brittle: You carry Cæsar and…” quote by William Ernest Henley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a68/william-ernest-henley-15193_aces_behold-me-waiting-waiting-for-the-knife_269698.jpg)
