If a man's fortune does not fit him, it is like the shoe in the story; if too large it trips him… — Horace 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
There is scarcely an instance of a man who has made a fortune by speculation and kept it — Andrew Carnegie Copy Share Image
Man's fortune is usually changed at once; life is changeable. [Lat., Actutum fortunae solent mutarier; varia vita est.] — Plautus Copy Share Image
“I heard of a man who made a fortune selling homing pigeons, and he only had the one!” — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“If you tempted a poor man with a fortune, who could blame the fellow for taking what he could?” — Sara Sheridan Copy Share Image
The Spaniards have a saying that there is no man whom Fortune does not visit at least once in his life. — Donald Grant Mitchell Copy Share Image
A man's fortune is frequently decided by his first address. If pleasing, others at once conclude he has merit; but if ungraceful,… — Lord Chesterfield Copy Share Image
It cannot be denied that outward accidents conduce much to fortune, favor, opportunity, death of others, occasion fitting virtue; but chiefly, the… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
Troubles are usually brooms and shovels that smooth the road to the good man's fortune; and many a man curses the rain… — St Basil Copy Share Image
Health is the working man's fortune, and he ought to watch over it more than the capitalist over his largest investments. Health… — William Ellery Channing Copy Share Image
This, more than anything else, is what I have never understood about your people. You can roll dice, and understand that the… — Robin Hobb Copy Share Image
“He shook his head pityingly. “This, more than anything else, is what I have never understood about your people. You can roll… — Robin Hobb Copy Share Image
“At the end of the street was a large glass box with a female mannequin inside it, dressed as a gypsy fortune… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image