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If fortune favors you do not be elated; if she frowns do not
despond.
[Lat., Si fortuna juvat, read more
If fortune favors you do not be elated; if she frowns do not
despond.
[Lat., Si fortuna juvat, caveto tolli;
Si fortuna tonat, caveto mergi.]
Behind every great fortune there is a crime.
Behind every great fortune there is a crime.
That which the fountain sends forth returns again to the fountain.
That which the fountain sends forth returns again to the fountain.
Therefore if a man look sharply and attentively, he shall see
Fortune: for though she be blind, yet she read more
Therefore if a man look sharply and attentively, he shall see
Fortune: for though she be blind, yet she is not invisible.
One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of read more
One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of others.
Fortune and love favor the brave.
Fortune and love favor the brave.
Make haste! The tide of Fortune soon ebbs.
Make haste! The tide of Fortune soon ebbs.
Fortune brings in some boats that are not steered.
Fortune brings in some boats that are not steered.
Fortune makes a fool of those she favors too much.
Fortune makes a fool of those she favors too much.