Fortune Quotes

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It is we that are blind, not fortune; because our eye is too dim to discern the mystery of her effects, we foolishly paint her… — Thomas Browne
In a land which is fully settled, most men must accept their local environment or try to change it by political means; only the exceptionally… — Wystan Hugh Auden
Let us remember, when we are inclined to be disheartened, that the private soldier is a poor judge of the fortunes of a great battle. — William Ralph Inge
Tragedy dramatizes human life as potentiality and fulfillment. Its virtual future, or Destiny, is therefore quite different from that created in comedy. Comic Destiny is… — Susanne Katherina Langer
A lobster, when left high and dry among the rock, does not have the sense enough to work his way back to the sea, but… — Orison Swett Marden
Fortune, thou hadst no deity, if men Had wisdom. — Ben Jonson
Court the society of a superior, and make much of the opportunity; for in the company of an equal thy good fortune must decline. — Saadi
What men call luck Is the prerogative of valiant souls, The fealty life pays its rightful kings. — James Russell Lowell
The prayers of cowards fortune spurns. — Unknown Author
A continual feast of commendation is only to be obtained by merit or by wealth: many are therefore obliged to content themselves with single morsels,… — Samuel Johnson
Rich men's houses are seldom beautiful, rarely comfortable, and never original. It is a constant source of surprise to people of moderate means to observe… — Margot Asquith
Fortune, that with malicious joyDoes man her slave oppress,Proud of her office to destroy,Is seldom pleasd to bless. — John Dryden
When Fortune comes, seize her in front with a sure hand, because behind she is bald. — Leonardo da Vinci
Some men make money not for the sake of living, but ache In the blindness of greed and live just for their fortune's sake. — Juvenal
Fortune, that favors fools. — Ben Jonson
All other goods by Fortune's hands are given; A wife is the peculiar gift of heaven. — Alexander Pope
It is not Justice the servant of men, but accident, hazard, Fortune-the ally of patient Time-that holds an even and scrupulous balance. — Joseph Conrad
The society of merchants can be defined as a society in which things disappear in favor of signs. When a ruling class measures its fortunes,… — Albert Camus
A true philosopher is beyond the reach of fortune. — Walter Savage Landor
It has been my fortune to love in general those men most who have thought most differently from me, on subjects wherein others pardon no… — Walter Savage Landor
Look how men live, always precariously balanced between good and bad fortune. — Sophocles
There is no greater evil for men than the constraint of fortune. — Sophocles
If we have youth, beauty, blessed gifts, strength, if we find fame, fortune, favor, fulfillment, it is easy to be nice, to turn a warm… — Oliver Sacks
Mens fortunes are on a wheel, which in its turning suffers not the same man to prosper for ever. — Herodotus
Every man is the architect of his own fortunes, but the neighbors superintend the construction. — George Ade

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