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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!--
The day of fortune is like a harvest day,
We must be busy when the corn is ripe.
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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.]
Every individual is the architect of his own fortune.
Every individual is the architect of his own fortune.
Every man is the architect of his own fortune.
Every man is the architect of his own fortune.
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.
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.]
Industry, perseverance, and frugality make fortune yield.
Industry, perseverance, and frugality make fortune yield.
Deals under a hundred mil are for shoe clerks.
Deals under a hundred mil are for shoe clerks.
Don't trust in fortune until you are in heaven.
Don't trust in fortune until you are in heaven.
