Fortune Quotes

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The causes which destroyed the ancient republics were numerous; but in Rome, one principal cause was the vast inequality of fortunes. — Noah Webster
One penny may seem to you a very insignificant thing, but it is the small seed from which fortunes spring. — Orison Swett Marden
It is the accumulative weight of our disciplines and our judgments that leads us to either fortune or failure. — Jim Rohn
Time is everything. Anything you want, anything you accomplish - pleasure, success, fortune - is measured in time. — Unknown Author
Even today I am not ashamed to say that, overpowered by stormy enthusiasm, I fell down on my knees and thanked Heaven from an overflowing… — Adolf Hitler
It is thyself, mine own self's better part; Mine eye's clear eye, my dear heart's dearer heart; My food, my fortune, and my sweet hope's… — William Shakespeare
The surplus wealth we have gained to some extent at least belongs to our fellow beings; we are only the temporary custodians of our fortunes,… — Jacob Schiff
I would not exchange the laughter of my heart for the fortunes of the multitudes; nor would I be content with converting my tears, invited… — Khalil Gibran
We're responsible for the fortunes of the company but this is a bone-dry situation in terms of access to credit. Nobody can operate on that… — Ratan Tata
Believing that art is either worth a fortune or worth nothing at all. — Paulo Coelho
The inducements of interest for observing [neutral] conduct . . . has been to endeavour to gain time to our country to settle and mature… — George Washington
Only learn to seize good fortune, for good fortune's always here. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
It is at a fair that man can be drunk forever on liquor, love, or fights; at a fair that your front pocket can be… — Elwyn Brooks White
The being who, for most men, is the source of the most lively, and even, be it said, to the shame of philosophical delights, the… — Charles Baudelaire
Profits are better than wages. Wages make you a living; profits make you a fortune. — Jim Rohn
The mind is a matter over every kind of fortune; itself acts in both ways, being the cause of its own happiness and misery. — Seneca the Younger
The shortest and best way to make your fortune is to let people see clearly that it is in their interest to promote yours. — Jean de la Bruyere
The United Nations will spearhead our efforts to manage the new conflicts (that afflict our world)....Yes the principles of the United Nations Charter are worth… — Colin Powell
What cowardice it is to be dismayed by the happiness of others and devastated by there good fortune. — Baron de Montesquieu
Formerly when great fortunes were only made in war, war was business; but now when great fortunes are only made by business: Business is war! — Christian Nestell Bovee

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