Every man Quote by Ovid

No man has perpetual good fortune. [Lat., Nulli est homini perpetuum bonum.]

— Plautus

Man's fortune is usually changed at once; life is changeable. [Lat., Actutum fortunae solent mutarier; varia vita est.]

— Plautus

“Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none. Lat., Fortuna multis dat nimis, satis nulli.]”

— Marcus Valerius Martialis

Prosperity can change man's nature; and seldom is any one cautious enough to resist the effects of good fortune. [Lat., Res secundae valent commutare…

— Quintus Curtius Rufus

Every man is the maker of his own fortune

— Gertrude Stein

“We should manage fortune like our health, enjoy it when it is good, be patient when it is bad, and never resort to strong…

— Ruth Hull Chatlien

Fortune may crowd a man's life with fortunate circumstances and happy opportunities, but they will, as we all know, avail him nothing unless he…

— Frederick Douglass

We should try to succeed by merit, not by favor. He who does well will always have patrons enough. [Lat., Virtute ambire oportet, non…

— Plautus

Something is always wanting to incomplete fortune. [Lat., Curtae nescio quid semper abest rei.]

— Horace

Every man should make his son or daughter learn some useful trade or profession, so that in these days of changing fortunes of being…

— P. T. Barnum

“I conclude therefore that, fortune being changeful and mankind steadfast in their ways, so long as the two are in agreement men are successful,…

— Niccolò Machiavelli

“So dangerous it is for a man to come into the acquisition of great fortune before he matures in virtues and principles.”

— Paul Bamikole