Behind every great fortune there is a crime.

Behind every great fortune there is a crime.

Every individual is the architect of his own fortune.

Every individual is the architect of his own fortune.

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!--

Don't trust in fortune until you are in heaven.

Don't trust in fortune until you are in heaven.

Fortune truly helps those who are of good judgment.

Fortune truly helps those who are of good judgment.

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

Make haste! The tide of Fortune soon ebbs.

Make haste! The tide of Fortune soon ebbs.

When Fortune smiles, I smile to think how quickly she will frown.

When Fortune smiles, I smile to think how quickly she will frown.

If hindrances obstruct the way,
Thy magnanimity display.
And let thy strength be seen:
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If hindrances obstruct the way,
Thy magnanimity display.
And let thy strength be seen:
But O, if Fortune fill thy sail
With more than a propitious gale,
Take half thy canvas in.