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Test a servant while in the discharge of his duty, a relative in difficulty, a friend in adversity, and a read more
Test a servant while in the discharge of his duty, a relative in difficulty, a friend in adversity, and a wife in misfortune.
Fortune rarely accompanies anyone to the door.
Fortune rarely accompanies anyone to the door.
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!--
Fortune makes a fool of those she favors too much.
Fortune makes a fool of those she favors too much.
Fortune is ever seen accompanying industry.
Fortune is ever seen accompanying industry.
Ill fortune seldom comes alone.
Ill fortune seldom comes alone.
That conceit, elegantly expressed by the Emperor Charles V., in
his instructions to the King, his son, "that fortune read more
That conceit, elegantly expressed by the Emperor Charles V., in
his instructions to the King, his son, "that fortune hath
somewhat the nature of a woman, that if she be too much wooed she
is the farther off."
Behind every great fortune there is a crime.
Behind every great fortune there is a crime.
Fortune truly helps those who are of good judgment.
Fortune truly helps those who are of good judgment.