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That which the fountain sends forth returns again to the fountain.
That which the fountain sends forth returns again to the fountain.
 Fortune favors the brave.
 [Lat., Fors juvat audentes.]  
 Fortune favors the brave.
 [Lat., Fors juvat audentes.] 
He that waits upon fortune, is never sure of a dinner.
He that waits upon fortune, is never sure of a dinner.
Every individual is the architect of his own fortune.
Every individual is the architect of his own fortune.
A pioneer is generally a man who has outlived his credit or fortune in the cultivated parts.
A pioneer is generally a man who has outlived his credit or fortune in the cultivated parts.
Ill fortune seldom comes alone.
Ill fortune seldom comes alone.
Fortune makes a fool of those she favors too much.
Fortune makes a fool of those she favors too much.
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.
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want read more
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife