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Any one who is prosperous may by the turn of fortune's wheel
become most wretched before evening.
[Lat., read more
Any one who is prosperous may by the turn of fortune's wheel
become most wretched before evening.
[Lat., Quivis beatus, versa rota fortunae, ante vesperum potest
esse miserrimus.]
That which the fountain sends forth returns again to the fountain.
That which the fountain sends forth returns again to the fountain.
It is fortune, not wisdom, that rules man's life.
[Lat., Vitam regit fortuna, non sapientia.]
It is fortune, not wisdom, that rules man's life.
[Lat., Vitam regit fortuna, non sapientia.]
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!--
Every individual is the architect of his own fortune.
Every individual is the architect of his own fortune.
Don't trust in fortune until you are in heaven.
Don't trust in fortune until you are in heaven.
Deals under a hundred mil are for shoe clerks.
Deals under a hundred mil are for shoe clerks.
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 truly helps those who are of good judgment.
Fortune truly helps those who are of good judgment.
