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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.
Make haste! The tide of Fortune soon ebbs.
Make haste! The tide of Fortune soon ebbs.
Every man is the architect of his own fortune.
Every man is the architect of his own fortune.
Deals under a hundred mil are for shoe clerks.
Deals under a hundred mil are for shoe clerks.
Fortune brings in some boats that are not steered.
Fortune brings in some boats that are not steered.
One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of read more
One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of others.
Fortune truly helps those who are of good judgment.
Fortune truly helps those who are of good judgment.
The day of fortune is like a harvest day,
We must be busy when the corn is ripe.
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The day of fortune is like a harvest day,
We must be busy when the corn is ripe.
[Ger., Ein tag der Gunst ist wie ein Tag der Ernte,
Man muss geschaftig sein sobald sie reift.]
Don't trust in fortune until you are in heaven.
Don't trust in fortune until you are in heaven.