Fortune Quotes

1539 Fortune quotes by 990 unique authors

In man's life, time is but a moment; being, a flux; sense is dim; the material frame corruptible; soul, an eddy of breath; fortune a… — Marcus Aurelius
Let us rejoice at the many unexplored fields in which there is unlimited fame and fortune to the successful explorer . . . — George Washington Carver
Who needs astrology? The wise man gets by on fortune cookies. — Edward Abbey
I find my zenith doth depend upon A most auspicious star, whose influence If now I court not, but omit, my fortunes Will ever after… — William Shakespeare
Responsibility, n. A detachable burden easily shifted to the shoulders of God, Fate, Fortune, Luck or one's neighbor. In the days of astrology it was… — Ambrose Bierce
I liked reading and working out my ideas in the midst of that endless crowd walking in and out of the (library) looking for something.… — Alfred Kazin
When fortune empties her chamber pot on your head, smile and say We are going to have a summer shower. — John A. Macdonald
None can hold fortune still and make it last. — Euripides
He who has calmly reconciled his life to fate, and set proud death beneath his feet, can look fortune in the face, unbending both to… — Boethius
Memorial Day isn't just about honoring veterans, its honoring those who lost their lives. Veterans had the fortune of coming home. For us, that's a… — Pete Hegseth
One line on the arm, one line on the heart. The bastards who stood by my side with two lines. They'll be the hardest farewells… — Unknown Author
I do mean this - I had the good fortune of being around a number of Alzheimer's patients in the last three years of my… — James Rebhorn
If you are blessed with great fortunes. . . you may love your fate. But your fate never guarantees the security of those great fortunes.… — Unknown Author
Fortune is a great deceiver. She sells very dear the things she seems to give us. — Unknown Author
...great difficulties are felt at first and these cannot be overcome except by starting from experiments .. and then be conceiving certain hypotheses ... But… — Christiaan Huygens
It is much better to tempt fortune where it can favor you than to see your certain ruin by not tempting it. — Niccolo Machiavelli
Call it Nature, Fate, Fortune; all these are names of the one and selfsame God. — Seneca the Younger
A great mind becomes a great fortune. — Seneca the Younger
Figure-flingers and star-gazers pretend to foretell the fortunes of kingdoms, and have no foresight in what concerns themselves. — Roger L'Estrange
Briggsy's performances down the years have been pure magic. If they could bottle his ability and sell if at drama schools they'd make a fortune. — Unknown Author

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