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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.

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Many things happen between the cup and the upper lip.
[Lat., Multa intersunt calicem et labrum summum.]

Many things happen between the cup and the upper lip.
[Lat., Multa intersunt calicem et labrum summum.]

by Aulus Gellius Found in: Fortune Quotes,
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He that waits upon fortune, is never sure of a dinner.

He that waits upon fortune, is never sure of a dinner.

by Benjamin Franklin 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, now see, now proudly
Pluck off thy veil, and view thy triumph; look,
Look what thou read more

Fortune, now see, now proudly
Pluck off thy veil, and view thy triumph; look,
Look what thou hast brought this land to!--

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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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Behind every great fortune there is a crime.

Behind every great fortune there is a crime.

by Francis Bacon Found in: Fortune Quotes,
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The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a
goodly heritage.

The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a
goodly heritage.

by Bible 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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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.]

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