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The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a
goodly heritage.
The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a
goodly heritage.
Behind every great fortune there is a crime.
Behind every great fortune there is a crime.
Deals under a hundred mil are for shoe clerks.
Deals under a hundred mil are for shoe clerks.
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, the great commandress of the world,
Hath divers ways to advance her followers:
To some she read more
Fortune, the great commandress of the world,
Hath divers ways to advance her followers:
To some she gives honor without deserving;
To other some, deserving without honor;
Some wit, some wealth,--and some, wit without wealth;
Some wealth without wit; some nor wit nor wealth.
Fortune truly helps those who are of good judgment.
Fortune truly helps those who are of good judgment.
Make haste! The tide of Fortune soon ebbs.
Make haste! The tide of Fortune soon ebbs.
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.
Every man is the architect of his own fortune.
Every man is the architect of his own fortune.
