--- title: "7 Men Fortunate Quotes by 6 authors" description: "Browse 7 Men Fortunate quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Men Fortunate sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f36/john-george-nicolay-34087_congress_very-few-men-are-fortunate-enough-to-gai_628435.png" --- > [Very few men are fortunate enough to gain distinction during their first term in Congress.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-george-nicolay/very-few-men-are-fortunate-enough-to-gain-distinction-during-their/) [John George Nicolay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-george-nicolay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f36/john-george-nicolay-34087_congress_very-few-men-are-fortunate-enough-to-gai_628435.png) > [“But while it was their opportunities that made these men fortunate, it was their own merit that enabled them to recognize these…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/but-while-it-was-their-opportunities-that-made-these-men-fortunate-it/) [Niccolò Machiavelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/niccolo-machiavelli/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9b/niccolo-machiavelli-368_men-fortunate_but-while-it-was-their-opportunities-tha_825363.jpg) > [The way of fortune is like the milky way in the sky; which is a meeting, or knot, of a number of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-bacon/the-way-of-fortune-is-like-the-milky-way-in-the-sky-which-is-a/) [Francis Bacon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-bacon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6a/francis-bacon-297_customs_the-way-of-fortune-is-like-the-milky-way_2073403.jpg) > [Alas for the affairs of men! When they are fortunate you might compare them to a shadow; and if they are unfortunate,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aeschylus/alas-for-the-affairs-of-men-when-they-are-fortunate-you-might-compare/) [Aeschylus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aeschylus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d22/aeschylus-749_alas_alas-for-the-affairs-of-men-when-they-ar_2157751.png) > [But if you know that you are a man too, and that even such are those that rule, learn this first of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herodotus/but-if-you-know-that-you-are-a-man-too-and-that-even-such-are-those/) [Herodotus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herodotus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a55/herodotus-2844_affair_but-if-you-know-that-you-are-a-man-too-a_2621574.jpg) > [The way of fortune is like the milkyway in the sky; which is a number of small stars, not seen asunder, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-bacon/the-way-of-fortune-is-like-the-milkyway-in-the-sky-which-is-a-number/) [Francis Bacon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-bacon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bdd/francis-bacon-297_fortunate_the-way-of-fortune-is-like-the-milkyway_2921466.jpg) > [The way of fortune is like the milky way in the sky; which is a number of smaller stars, not seen asunder,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-bacon-sr/the-way-of-fortune-is-like-the-milky-way-in-the-sky-which-is-a-number/) [Francis Bacon Sr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-bacon-sr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e5/francis-bacon-sr-20507_fortunate_the-way-of-fortune-is-like-the-milky-way_3232933.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/men-fortunate/#itemlist", "name": "Men Fortunate Quotes", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Very few men are fortunate enough to gain distinction during their first term in Congress.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John George Nicolay" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-george-nicolay/very-few-men-are-fortunate-enough-to-gain-distinction-during-their/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f36/john-george-nicolay-34087_congress_very-few-men-are-fortunate-enough-to-gai_628435.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f36/john-george-nicolay-34087_congress_very-few-men-are-fortunate-enough-to-gai_628435.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f36/john-george-nicolay-34087_congress_very-few-men-are-fortunate-enough-to-gai_628435.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Very few men are fortunate enough to gain distinction during their first term in Congress.” — John George Nicolay", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“But while it was their opportunities that made these men fortunate, it was their own merit that enabled them to recognize these opportunities and turn them to account, to the glory and prosperity of their country.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Niccolò Machiavelli" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/but-while-it-was-their-opportunities-that-made-these-men-fortunate-it/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9b/niccolo-machiavelli-368_men-fortunate_but-while-it-was-their-opportunities-tha_825363.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9b/niccolo-machiavelli-368_men-fortunate_but-while-it-was-their-opportunities-tha_825363.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9b/niccolo-machiavelli-368_men-fortunate_but-while-it-was-their-opportunities-tha_825363.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“But while it was their opportunities that made these men fortunate, it was their own merit that enabled them…” — Niccolò Machiavelli", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The way of fortune is like the milky way in the sky; 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