Fortune is the rod of the weak, and the staff of the brave.

Fortune is the rod of the weak, and the staff of the brave.

We ought to give thanks for all fortune: it is is good, because it is good, if bad, because it read more

We ought to give thanks for all fortune: it is is good, because it is good, if bad, because it works in us patience, humility and the contempt of this world and the hope of our eternal country

Good luck is the willing handmaid of a upright and energetic character, and conscientious observance of duty.

Good luck is the willing handmaid of a upright and energetic character, and conscientious observance of duty.

Don't trust in fortune until you are in heaven.

Don't trust in fortune until you are in heaven.

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.

That which the fountain sends forth returns again to the fountain.

That which the fountain sends forth returns again to the fountain.

Fortune and love favor the brave.

Fortune and love favor the brave.

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 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.]