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Fortune rarely accompanies anyone to the door.
Fortune rarely accompanies anyone to the door.
Every man is the architect of his own fortune.
Every man is the architect of his own fortune.
When Fortune smiles, I smile to think how quickly she will frown.
When Fortune smiles, I smile to think how quickly she will frown.
To be fortunate is God, and more than God to mortals.
To be fortunate is God, and more than God to mortals.
Fortune truly helps those who are of good judgment.
Fortune truly helps those who are of good judgment.
Behind every great fortune there is a crime.
Behind every great fortune there is a crime.
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.
God, grant me the Senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, the good fortune to run into the read more
God, grant me the Senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, the good fortune to run into the ones I do, and the eyesight to tell the difference
That which the fountain sends forth returns again to the fountain.
That which the fountain sends forth returns again to the fountain.