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Fortunes made in no time are like shirts made in no time; it's ten to one if they hang long read more
Fortunes made in no time are like shirts made in no time; it's ten to one if they hang long together.
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.
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.
When Fortune smiles, I smile to think how quickly she will frown.
When Fortune smiles, I smile to think how quickly she will frown.
Fortune is ever seen accompanying industry.
Fortune is ever seen accompanying industry.
He that waits upon fortune, is never sure of a dinner.
He that waits upon fortune, is never sure of a dinner.
God, grant me the Senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, the good fortune to run into the read more
God, grant me the Senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, the good fortune to run into the ones I do, and the eyesight to tell the difference
Every individual is the architect of his own fortune.
Every individual is the architect of his own fortune.
Fortune and love favor the brave.
Fortune and love favor the brave.