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There is a tide in the affairs of men, which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; omitted, all the voyage of their life is bound in shallows and in miseries. William Shakespeare Fortune 562
There is a tide in the affairs of men, which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of their life is bound by shallows and in misery. Julius Caesar William Shakespeare Fortune 286
An accident is an inevitable occurrence due to the actions of immutable natural laws. Ambrose Bierce Fortune 148
Fortune favors the bold, but abandons the timid. Proverbs Fortune 143
I certainly think that it is better to be impetuous than cautious, for fortune is a woman, and it is necessary if you wish to master her, to conquer her by force. NiccolÃ² Machiavelli Fortune 135
If a man look sharply and attentively, he shall see Fortune; for though she is blind, she is not invisible. Francis Bacon Fortune 117
To mourn a mischief that is past and gone is the next way to draw new mischief on. William Shakespeare Fortune 112
He is a good man whom fortune makes better. Thomas Fuller Fortune 101
Life itself is short, but lasts longer than misfortunes. Publilius Syrus Fortune 97
Whatever may happen, every kind of fortune is to be overcome by bearing it. Virgil Fortune 92
Men may second fortune, but they cannot thwart her-They may weave her web, but they cannot break it. NiccolÃ² Machiavelli Fortune 91
When fortune smiles, what need of friends? Euripides Fortune 91
He that waits upon fortune, is never sure of a dinner. Benjamin Franklin Fortune 88
You never find people laboring to convince you that you may live very happily upon a plentiful fortune. Samuel Johnson Fortune 87
Affliction is enamoured of thy parts, and thou art wedded to calamity. William Shakespeare Fortune 85
If Fortune calls, offer him a seat. Yiddish Proverb Fortune 85
I am above being injured by fortune, though she steals away much, more will remain with me. The blessing I now enjoy transcend fear. Ovid Fortune 85
Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his character. Ralph Waldo Emerson Fortune 83
Against change of fortune set a brave heart. Proverbs Fortune 82
Fortune pays sometimes for the intensity of her favors by the shortness of their duration. Baltasar Gracian Fortune 82
Men rush to California and Australia as if the true gold were to be found in that direction; but that is to go to the very opposite extreme to where it lies. They go prospecting farther and farther away from the true lead, and are most unfortunate when they think themselves most successful. Henry David Thoreau Fortune 82
Fortune is for all; judgment is theirs who have won it for themselves. Aeschylus Fortune 81
Rashness is the faithful, but unhappy parent of misfortune. Richard Buckminster Fuller Fortune 81
The unassuming youth seeking instruction with humility gains good fortune. Joseph Addison Fortune 81
The greatest reverses of fortune are the most easily borne from a sort of dignity belonging to them. William Hazlitt Fortune 80
The world is quickly bored by the recital of misfortune, and willing avoids the sight of distress. W. Somerset Maugham Fortune 79
Large fortunes are all founded either on the occupation of land, or lending or the taxation of labor. John Ruskin Fortune 78
Count on it, if a person talks of their misfortune, there is something in it that is not disagreeable to them. Samuel Johnson Fortune 77
Fortune does not so much change men, as it unmasks them. Source Unknown Fortune 76
When the tide of misfortune moves over you, even jelly will break your teeth Proverbs Fortune 75
There is nothing keeps longer than a middling fortune, and nothing melts away sooner than a great one. Poverty treads on the heels of great and unexpected riches. Jean de La BruyÃ¨re Fortune 74
Misfortune does not always result in harm. Italian Proverbs Fortune 74
A great fortune depends on luck, a small one on diligence. Chinese Proverbs Fortune 73
Each man is the smith of his own fortune. Appius Claudius Caecus Fortune 72
My life has been filled with terrible misfortune; most of which never happened. Michel de Montaigne Fortune 72
There is something in the misfortune of our best friends which does not displease us. Proverbs Fortune 72
High fortune makes both our virtues and vices stand out as objects that are brought clearly to view by the light. FranÃ§ois de La Rochefoucauld Fortune 71
Therefore if a man look sharply and attentively, he shall see Fortune; for though she be blind, yet she is not invisible. Francis Bacon Fortune 70
Prosperity is the measure or touchstone of virtue, for it is less difficult to bear misfortune than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure. Tacitus Fortune 69
Fortune is like glass--the brighter the glitter, the more easily broken. Publilius Syrus Fortune 68
The use we make of our fortune determines as to its sufficiency. A little is enough if used wisely, and too much if expended foolishly. Christian BovÃ©e Fortune 68
Fortune has something of the nature of a woman. If she is too intensely wooed, she commonly goes the further away. Charles V Fortune 67
In bad fortune hold out, in good hold in. Proverbs Fortune 67
Fortune makes a fool of those she favors too much. Horace Fortune 65
Behind every great fortune there is a crime. Honore de Balzac Fortune 64
Happy is the man who can endure the highest and lowest fortune. He who has endured such vicissitudes with equanimity has deprived misfortune of its power. Seneca Fortune 63
There is no fortune so good that you can find nothing in it to complain of. Publilius Syrus Fortune 62
A woman, especially, if she have the misfortune of knowing anything, should conceal it as well as she can. Jane Austen Fortune 61
It is strange, but nobody is shocked when pop singers make a fortune in the space of two years. Placido Domingo Fortune 61
Fortune sides with him who dares. Virgil Fortune 61

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