There is a tide in the affairs...

There is a tide in the affairs of men Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune.

~William Shakespeare~

There is a kind of elevation w...

There is a kind of elevation which does not depend on fortune; it is a certain air which distinguishes us, and seems to destine us for great things; it is a price which we imperceptibly set upon ourselves.

~Francois De La Rochefoucauld~

The bitter dregs of Fortune's ...

The bitter dregs of Fortune's cup to drain.

~Homer~

Only learn to seize good fortu...

Only learn to seize good fortune, for good fortune's always here.

~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe~

Only learn to seize good fortu...

Only learn to seize good fortune, for good fortune's always here.

~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe~

One's best fortune, or, their ...

One's best fortune, or, their worst is their spouse.

~Proverbs~

One's best fortune, or, their ...

One's best fortune, or, their worst is their spouse.

~Proverbs~

O fortune, fortune! all men ca...

O fortune, fortune! all men call thee fickle.

~William Shakespeare~

Nature magically suits a man t...

Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his character.

~Ralph Waldo Emerson~

Men are seldom blessed with go...

Men are seldom blessed with good fortune and good sense at the same time.

~Livy~

It is fortune, not wisdom, tha...

It is fortune, not wisdom, that rules man's life.

~Cicero~

Fortunes made in no time are l...

Fortunes made in no time are like shirts made in no time; it's ten to one if they hang long together.

~Douglas Jerrold~

Fortune truly helps those who ...

Fortune truly helps those who are of good judgment.

~Anonymous~

Fortune makes him fool, whom s...

Fortune makes him fool, whom she makes her darling.

~Sir Francis Bacon~

Fortune is the rod of the weak...

Fortune is the rod of the weak, and the staff of the brave.

~James Russell Lowell~

Fortune favors the bold, but a...

Fortune favors the bold, but abandons the timid.

~Latin Proverbs~

Fortune and Love befriend the ...

Fortune and Love befriend the bold.

~Ovid~

Every man is the architect of ...

Every man is the architect of his own fortune.

~English proverb~

Against change of fortune set ...

Against change of fortune set a brave heart.

~French Proverbs~

A great fortune depends on luc...

A great fortune depends on luck, a small one on diligence.

~Chinese Proverbs~