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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.]

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Fortune and love favor the brave.

Fortune and love favor the brave.

by Ovid Found in: Fortune Quotes,
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I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can read more

I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value.

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Ill fortune seldom comes alone.

Ill fortune seldom comes alone.

by John Dryden Found in: Fortune Quotes,
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Vicissitudes of fortune, which spares neither man nor the
proudest of his works, which buries empires and cities in read more

Vicissitudes of fortune, which spares neither man nor the
proudest of his works, which buries empires and cities in a
common grave.

by Edward Gibbon 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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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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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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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.]

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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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