You May Also Like / View all maxioms
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.
That which the fountain sends forth returns again to the fountain.
That which the fountain sends forth returns again to the fountain.
Make haste! The tide of Fortune soon ebbs.
Make haste! The tide of Fortune soon ebbs.
The day of fortune is like a harvest day,
We must be busy when the corn is ripe.
read more
The day of fortune is like a harvest day,
We must be busy when the corn is ripe.
[Ger., Ein tag der Gunst ist wie ein Tag der Ernte,
Man muss geschaftig sein sobald sie reift.]
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:
read more
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.
Fortune brings in some boats that are not steered.
Fortune brings in some boats that are not steered.
Fortune favors the brave.
[Lat., Fors juvat audentes.]
Fortune favors the brave.
[Lat., Fors juvat audentes.]
To be fortunate is God, and more than God to mortals.
To be fortunate is God, and more than God to mortals.
