Fortunes Quotes

217 Fortunes quotes by 176 unique authors

Those who oppose all reform will do well to remember that ruin in its worst form is inevitable if our national life brings us nothing… — Theodore Roosevelt
Seek to advance your fortunes in this world. Set up a strong base so that you can practice your spirituality and be of service to… — Frederick Lenz
The large and rapid fortunes by which vulgar and ignorant people become possessed of splendid houses, splendidly furnished, do not of course, give them the… — Fanny Kemble
A good many causes tend to make good masters and mistresses quite as rare as good servants.... The large and rapid fortunes by which vulgar… — Fanny Kemble
The great presidents never forget the principle of the republic and seek to preserve and enhance them – in the long run– without undermining the… — George Friedman
Night-dreams trace on Memory's wall Shadows of the thoughts of day, And thy fortunes, as they fall, The bias of the will betray. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
With a novelist's sense of drama and a historian's understanding of the social forces that shape our lives, Tom Gjelten has captured vividly -- through… — Ronald Steel
The poorest of the sex have still an itch To know their fortunes, equal to the rich. The dairy-maid inquires, if she shall take The… — John Dryden
What chiefly diverts the men of democracies from lofty ambition is not the scantiness of their fortunes, but the vehemence of the exertions they daily… — Alexis de Tocqueville
It is always a disappointment to turn from forthright consideration of some subject - whether from the Left or the Right, a poet or a… — Thomas Frank
There are heads of royal families who control hereditary fortunes that defy comprehension. — Paul Getty
Mickey Mouse popped out of my mind onto a drawing pad 20 years ago on a train ride from Manhattan to Hollywood at a time… — Walt Disney
Seek not to know what must not be reveal, for joy only flows where fate is most concealed. A busy person would find their sorrows… — John Dryden
Give a boy address and accomplishments and you give him the mastery of palaces and fortunes where he goes. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
We are the men of intrinsic value, who can strike our fortunes out of ourselves, whose worth is independent of accidents in life, or revolutions… — George Farquhar
Ideas are the beginning points of all fortunes. — Napoleon Hill
The reason laziness is rarely pushed as a lifestyle option is down to one simple reason: money. There are fortunes to be made out of… — Tom Hodgkinson
Fortunes made in no time are like shirts made in no time; it's ten to one if they hang long together. — Douglas William Jerrold
Gambling is part of the human condition. I love it. I have the best time gambling. I've been winning fortunes, and I've been losing them. — Jerry Lewis
What prudent merchant will hazard his fortunes in any new branch of commerce when he knows not that his plans may be rendered unlawful before… — James Madison
The fortunes of the entire world may well ride on the ability of young Americans to face the responsibilities of an old America gone mad. — Phil Ochs
The moment is ripe for an experienced businessman to talk practical, prudent economics to the electorate - which is why Mitt Romney's political fortunes are… — Camille Paglia
Most people know no other way of judging men's worth but by the vogue they are in, or the fortunes they have met with. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Large fortunes are all founded either on the occupation of land, or lending or the taxation of labor. — John Ruskin
Mind your speech a little lest you should mar your fortunes. — William Shakespeare

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