Fortune Quotes

1539 Fortune quotes by 990 unique authors

There is no fortune so strong that money cannot take it. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Fortune's wheel never stands still the highest point is therefore the most perilous. — Maria Edgeworth
Love of glory, fear of shame, greed for fortune, the desire to make life agreeable and comfortable, and the wish to depreciate others - all… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Fortune and humor govern the world. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
People generally think that it is the world, the environment, external relationships, which stand in one's way, in the way of ones' good fortune... and… — Soren Kierkegaard
In great cities men are brought together by the desire of gain. They are not in a state of co-operation, but of isolation, as to… — Benjamin Disraeli
An aspiration is a joy forever, a possession as solid as a landed estate, a fortune which we can never exhaust and which gives us… — Robert Louis Stevenson
It is possible that the scrupulously honest man may not grow rich so fast as the unscrupulous and dishonest one; but the success will be… — Samuel Smiles
Honesty is incompatible with amassing a large fortune. — Mahatma Gandhi
Fortune is ever seen accompanying industry. — Oliver Goldsmith
Industry is fortunes right hand, and frugality its left. — John Ray
A low self-love in the parent desires that his child should repeat his character and fortune. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Moderation in people who are contented comes from that calm that good fortune lends to their spirit. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
When a fortune comes without calling, it's apt to leave without asking. — George Horace Lorimer
It is far more easy to acquire a fortune like a knave, than to expend it, like a gentleman. — Charles Caleb Colton
Fortune knocks at every man's door once in a life. — Mark Twain
All good fortune is a gift of the gods, and you don't win the favor of the ancient gods by being good, but by being… — Anita Brookner
Nothing is more dangerous to men than a sudden change of fortune. — Quintilian
Fortune has rarely condescended to be the companion of genius. — Isaac D'Israeli
We are unreasonably desirous to separate the goods of life from those evils which Providence has connected with them, and to catch advantages without paying… — Samuel Johnson

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