--- title: "20 Man Fortune Quotes by 16 authors" description: "Browse 20 Man Fortune quotes by 16 authors. Discover the best Man Fortune sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20a/francis-bacon-sr-20507_fortune_the-mould-of-a-man-s-fortune-is-in-his-o_1136083.jpg" --- > [The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-bacon-sr/the-mould-of-a-man-s-fortune-is-in-his-own-hands/) [Francis Bacon Sr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-bacon-sr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20a/francis-bacon-sr-20507_fortune_the-mould-of-a-man-s-fortune-is-in-his-o_1136083.jpg) > [The truth brings no man a fortune.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-jacques-rousseau/the-truth-brings-no-man-a-fortune/) [Jean-Jacques Rousseau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-jacques-rousseau/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c65/jean-jacques-rousseau-418_brings_the-truth-brings-no-man-a-fortune-895653_895653.png) > [A good man's fortune may grow out at heels.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/a-good-man-s-fortune-may-grow-out-at-heels/) [William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f47/william-shakespeare-4_fortune_a-good-man-s-fortune-may-grow-out-at-hee_2916968.jpg) > [Chiefly the mold of a man's fortune is in his own hands.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-bacon/chiefly-the-mold-of-a-man-s-fortune-is-in-his-own-hands/) [Francis Bacon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-bacon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f64/francis-bacon-297_chakra_chiefly-the-mold-of-a-man-s-fortune-is-i_1735123.jpg) > [No man's fortune can be an end worthy of his being.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-bacon/no-man-s-fortune-can-be-an-end-worthy-of-his-being/) [Francis Bacon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-bacon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7d/francis-bacon-297_ends_no-man-s-fortune-can-be-an-end-worthy-of_3183356.jpg) > [The folly of one man is the fortune of another.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-bacon/the-folly-of-one-man-is-the-fortune-of-another/) [Francis Bacon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-bacon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60b/francis-bacon-297_folly_the-folly-of-one-man-is-the-fortune-of-a_827949.jpg) > [If a man's fortune does not fit him, it is like the shoe in the story; if too large it trips him…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/horace/if-a-man-s-fortune-does-not-fit-him-it-is-like-the-shoe-in-the-story/) [Horace](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/horace/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/870/horace-172_fit_if-a-man-s-fortune-does-not-fit-him-it-i_312710.jpg) > [“Chiefly, the mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands, so why to look for excuses around.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/chiefly-the-mould-of-a-man-s-fortune-is-in-his-own-hands-so-why-to/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec5/anonymous-1_inspirational_chiefly-the-mould-of-a-man-s-fortune-is_1288915.jpg) > [There is scarcely an instance of a man who has made a fortune by speculation and kept it](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-carnegie/there-is-scarcely-an-instance-of-a-man-who-has-made-a-fortune-by/) [Andrew Carnegie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-carnegie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/30a/andrew-carnegie-2115_fortune_there-is-scarcely-an-instance-of-a-man-w_1725710.jpg) > [ Man's fortune is usually changed at once; life is changeable. \[Lat., Actutum fortunae solent mutarier; varia vita est.\] ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/plautus/man-s-fortune-is-usually-changed-at-once-life-is-changeable-lat/) [Plautus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/plautus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbe/plautus-1263_changeable_man-s-fortune-is-usually-changed-at-once_3125443.jpg) > [“I heard of a man who made a fortune selling homing pigeons, and he only had the one!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/i-heard-of-a-man-who-made-a-fortune-selling-homing-pigeons-and-he/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/866/terry-pratchett-19_quote_i-heard-of-a-man-who-made-a-fortune-sell_1718666.jpg) > [“If you tempted a poor man with a fortune, who could blame the fellow for taking what he could?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sara-sheridan/if-you-tempted-a-poor-man-with-a-fortune-who-could-blame-the-fellow/) [Sara Sheridan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sara-sheridan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7db/sara-sheridan-1032_blame_if-you-tempted-a-poor-man-with-a-fortune_2249925.png) > [The Spaniards have a saying that there is no man whom Fortune does not visit at least once in his life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-grant-mitchell/the-spaniards-have-a-saying-that-there-is-no-man-whom-fortune-does/) [Donald Grant Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-grant-mitchell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/77a/donald-grant-mitchell-79876_doe_the-spaniards-have-a-saying-that-there-i_3101612.jpg) > [A man's fortune is frequently decided by his first address. If pleasing, others at once conclude he has merit; but if ungraceful,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lord-chesterfield/a-man-s-fortune-is-frequently-decided-by-his-first-address-if/) [Lord Chesterfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lord-chesterfield/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e9e/lord-chesterfield-757_addresses_a-man-s-fortune-is-frequently-decided-by_2285464.jpg) > [It cannot be denied that outward accidents conduce much to fortune, favor, opportunity, death of others, occasion fitting virtue; but chiefly, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-bacon/it-cannot-be-denied-that-outward-accidents-conduce-much-to-fortune/) [Francis Bacon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-bacon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c6/francis-bacon-297_accidents_it-cannot-be-denied-that-outward-acciden_1841615.jpg) > [Troubles are usually brooms and shovels that smooth the road to the good man's fortune; and many a man curses the rain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/st-basil/troubles-are-usually-brooms-and-shovels-that-smooth-the-road-to-the/) [St Basil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/st-basil/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d3/st-basil-92408_good-man_troubles-are-usually-brooms-and-shovels_2581072.jpg) > [Health is the working man's fortune, and he ought to watch over it more than the capitalist over his largest investments. Health…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ellery-channing/health-is-the-working-man-s-fortune-and-he-ought-to-watch-over-it/) [William Ellery Channing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ellery-channing/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/adc/william-ellery-channing-3428_body_health-is-the-working-man-s-fortune-and_1527324.jpg) > [This, more than anything else, is what I have never understood about your people. You can roll dice, and understand that the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-hobb/this-more-than-anything-else-is-what-i-have-never-understood-about/) [Robin Hobb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-hobb/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d3/robin-hobb-489_burning_this-more-than-anything-else-is-what-i-h_110626.jpg) > [“He shook his head pityingly. “This, more than anything else, is what I have never understood about your people. You can roll…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-hobb/he-shook-his-head-pityingly-this-more-than-anything-else-is-what-i/) [Robin Hobb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-hobb/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/736/robin-hobb-489_change-the-world_he-shook-his-head-pityingly-this-more-th_2919967.jpg) > [“At the end of the street was a large glass box with a female mannequin inside it, dressed as a gypsy fortune…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-gaiman/at-the-end-of-the-street-was-a-large-glass-box-with-a-female/) [Neil Gaiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-gaiman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c8/neil-gaiman-29_fortune_at-the-end-of-the-street-was-a-large-gla_135168.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/man-fortune/#itemlist", "name": "Man Fortune Quotes", "numberOfItems": 20, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": 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