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    Any one who is prosperous may by the turn of fortune's wheel
    become most wretched before evening.
    [Lat., Quivis beatus, versa rota fortunae, ante vesperum potest
    esse miserrimus.]

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Fortune is ever seen accompanying industry.

Fortune is ever seen accompanying industry.

by Oliver Goldsmith Found in: Fortune Quotes,
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Fortune brings in some boats that are not steered.

Fortune brings in some boats that are not steered.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Fortune Quotes,
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Fortune favors the brave.
[Lat., Fors juvat audentes.]

Fortune favors the brave.
[Lat., Fors juvat audentes.]

by Claudian (claudianus) Found in: Fortune Quotes,
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Fortune is the rod of the weak, and the staff of the brave.

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

by James Russell Lowell Found in: Fortune Quotes,
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Every individual is the architect of his own fortune.

Every individual is the architect of his own fortune.

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Good luck is the willing handmaid of a upright and energetic character, and conscientious observance of duty.

Good luck is the willing handmaid of a upright and energetic character, and conscientious observance of duty.

by James Russell Lowell Found in: Fortune Quotes,
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Therefore if a man look sharply and attentively, he shall see
Fortune: for though she be blind, yet she read more

Therefore if a man look sharply and attentively, he shall see
Fortune: for though she be blind, yet she is not invisible.

by Francis Bacon Found in: Fortune Quotes,
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Industry, perseverance, and frugality make fortune yield.

Industry, perseverance, and frugality make fortune yield.

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Alas! by what slight means are great affairs brought to
destruction.
[Lat., Eheu! quam brevibus pereunt ingentia fatis.]

Alas! by what slight means are great affairs brought to
destruction.
[Lat., Eheu! quam brevibus pereunt ingentia fatis.]

by Claudian (claudianus) Found in: Fortune Quotes,
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