Maxioms Pet

X
  •   19  /  22  

    That conceit, elegantly expressed by the Emperor Charles V., in
    his instructions to the King, his son, "that fortune hath
    somewhat the nature of a woman, that if she be too much wooed she
    is the farther off."

Share to:

You May Also Like   /   View all maxioms

  ( comments )
  16  /  14  

Fortune is a great deceiver. She sells very dear the things she seems to give us.

Fortune is a great deceiver. She sells very dear the things she seems to give us.

by Vincent Voiture Found in: Fortune Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  31  /  24  

It is a madness to make fortune the mistress of events, because in herself she is nothing, but is ruled read more

It is a madness to make fortune the mistress of events, because in herself she is nothing, but is ruled by prudence.

by John Dryden Found in: Fortune Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  32  /  15  

Industry, perseverance, and frugality make fortune yield.

Industry, perseverance, and frugality make fortune yield.

  ( comments )
  15  /  13  

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,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  21  /  31  

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,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  13  /  15  

It is the fortunate who should extol fortune.
[Ger., Das Gluck erhebe billig der Begluckte.]

It is the fortunate who should extol fortune.
[Ger., Das Gluck erhebe billig der Begluckte.]

  ( comments )
  17  /  13  

God, grant me the Senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, the good fortune to run into the read more

God, grant me the Senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, the good fortune to run into the ones I do, and the eyesight to tell the difference

by Mark Twain Found in: Fortune Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  16  /  16  

Every individual is the architect of his own fortune.

Every individual is the architect of his own fortune.

  ( comments )
  33  /  26  

Every man is the architect of his own fortune.

Every man is the architect of his own fortune.

by Sallust Found in: Fortune Quotes,
Share to:
Maxioms Web Pet