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    Fortune, the great commandress of the world,
    Hath divers ways to advance her followers:
    To some she gives honor without deserving;
    To other some, deserving without honor;
    Some wit, some wealth,--and some, wit without wealth;
    Some wealth without wit; some nor wit nor wealth.

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You carry Caesar and Caesar's fortune.
[Lat., Caesarem vehis, Caesarisque fortunam.]
- Julius Caesar (Caius Julius read more

You carry Caesar and Caesar's fortune.
[Lat., Caesarem vehis, Caesarisque fortunam.]
- Julius Caesar (Caius Julius Caesar),

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Fortune makes a fool of those she favors too much.

Fortune makes a fool of those she favors too much.

by Horace Found in: Fortune Quotes,
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If hindrances obstruct the way,
Thy magnanimity display.
And let thy strength be seen:
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If hindrances obstruct the way,
Thy magnanimity display.
And let thy strength be seen:
But O, if Fortune fill thy sail
With more than a propitious gale,
Take half thy canvas in.

by William Cowper Found in: Fortune Quotes,
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Too poor for a bribe, and too proud to importune,
He had not the method of making a fortune.

Too poor for a bribe, and too proud to importune,
He had not the method of making a fortune.

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Neuer thinke you fortune can beare the sway,
Where Virtue's force, can cause her to obay.

Neuer thinke you fortune can beare the sway,
Where Virtue's force, can cause her to obay.

by Elizabeth I Found in: Fortune Quotes,
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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,
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Quiet minds cannot be perplexed or frightened but go on in fortune or misfortune at their own private pace, like read more

Quiet minds cannot be perplexed or frightened but go on in fortune or misfortune at their own private pace, like a clock during a thunderstorm.rn

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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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Every individual is the architect of his own fortune.

Every individual is the architect of his own fortune.

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