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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.
Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his character.
Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his character.
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.
That which the fountain sends forth returns again to the fountain.
That which the fountain sends forth returns again to the fountain.
It is fortune, not wisdom, that rules man's life.
[Lat., Vitam regit fortuna, non sapientia.]
It is fortune, not wisdom, that rules man's life.
[Lat., Vitam regit fortuna, non sapientia.]
Fortune and love favor the brave.
Fortune and love favor the brave.
Fortune rarely accompanies anyone to the door.
Fortune rarely accompanies anyone to the door.
To be fortunate is God, and more than God to mortals.
To be fortunate is God, and more than God to mortals.
Any one who is prosperous may by the turn of fortune's wheel
become most wretched before evening.
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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.]
