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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."
Too poor for a bribe, and too proud to importune,
He had not the method of making a fortune.
Too poor for a bribe, and too proud to importune,
He had not the method of making a fortune.
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.
It is the fortunate who should extol fortune.
[Ger., Das Gluck erhebe billig der Begluckte.]
It is the fortunate who should extol fortune.
[Ger., Das Gluck erhebe billig der Begluckte.]
A pioneer is generally a man who has outlived his credit or fortune in the cultivated parts.
A pioneer is generally a man who has outlived his credit or fortune in the cultivated parts.
Fortune favors the brave.
[Lat., Fors juvat audentes.]
Fortune favors the brave.
[Lat., Fors juvat audentes.]
Every man is the architect of his own fortune.
Every man is the architect of his own fortune.
Fortune truly helps those who are of good judgment.
Fortune truly helps those who are of good judgment.
Neuer thinke you fortune can beare the sway,
Where Virtue's force, can cause her to obay.
Neuer thinke you fortune can beare the sway,
Where Virtue's force, can cause her to obay.
