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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.
Fortune makes a fool of those she favors too much.
Fortune makes a fool of those she favors too much.
To attract good fortune, spend a new penny on an old friend, share an old pleasure with a new friend read more
To attract good fortune, spend a new penny on an old friend, share an old pleasure with a new friend and lift up the heart of a true friend by writing his name on the wings of a dragon.
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.]
Behind every great fortune there is a crime.
Behind every great fortune there is a crime.
Alas! by what slight means are great affairs brought to
destruction.
[Lat., Eheu! quam brevibus pereunt ingentia fatis.]
Alas! by what slight means are great affairs brought to
destruction.
[Lat., Eheu! quam brevibus pereunt ingentia fatis.]
Fortune and love favor the brave.
Fortune and love favor the brave.
Fortune is the rod of the weak, and the staff of the brave.
Fortune is the rod of the weak, and the staff of the brave.
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.
