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A sunny disposition is worth more than fortune.

As we are, so we do; and as we do, so is it done to us; we are the builders of our fortunes.

A thousand moral paintings I can show That shall demonstrate these quick blows of Fortune's More pregnantly than words.

A true philosopher is beyond the reach of fortune.

At the ches with me she (Fortune) gan to pleye; With her false draughts (pieces) dyvers/She staal on me, and took away my fers. And when I sawgh my fers awaye, Allas! I kouthe no lenger playe.

At the Feast of Fortune, she'll awaken, and the demigods will be cut down like-- like---" "Like our low prices at Bargain Mart!" Stheno suggested.

Audaces fortuna iuvat (latin)- Fortune favors the bold.

Avarice has ruined more men than prodigality, and the blindest thoughtlessness of expenditure has not destroyed so many fortunes as the calculating but insatiable lust of accumulation.

A wise man is out of the reach of fortune.

Basically, I'm living the life of an actress in L.A. And I've recently had some pretty good fortune.

Before you leave, the fortune teller reminds you that the future is never set in stone.

Beauty is fading, nor is fortune stable; sooner or later death comes to all.

Bear good fortune modestly.

Beware of too much good staying in your hand. It will fast corrupt and worm worms. Pay it away quickly in some sort.

Behind every successful fortune;There is Crime.

But Fortune, who never forgets her duty, turns her wheel suddenly.

Blind fortune pursues inconsiderate rashness. [Fr., Fortune aveugle suit aveugle hardiesse.]

By going solo I could lose a fortune but money is not important.

Catastrophe was only narrowly averted. It was all due to the faith of one man! Yes, you who called us godless, we found our faith in Adolf Hitler, and through him found God once again. That is the greatness of our day, that is our good fortune!

Call it Nature, Fate, Fortune; all these are names of the one and selfsame God.

Care clings to wealth: the thirst for more Grows as our fortunes grow.

Disruption is about risk-taking. But then you become a Fortune 500 company, which is about risk mitigation

Chorus of women: [...] Oh! my good, gallant Lysistrata, and all my friends, be ever like a bundle of nettles; never let you anger slacken; the wind of fortune blown our way.

Common sense among men of fortune is rare.

Contentment travels rarely with fortune, but follows virtue even in misfortune.

Covetousness, like a candle ill made, smothers the splendor of a happy fortune in its own grease.

Custom is the great leveller. It corrects the inequality of fortune by lessening equally the pleasures of the prince and the pains of the peasant.

Depend not on fortune, but on conduct.

Every happiness is a hostage to fortune.

Each one must do his part if we wish to show that the nation is worthy of its good fortune.

Everybody is vulnerable through love of their children. Hostages to fortune.

Every man is the maker of his own fortune

Every man is the artisan of his own fortune.

Every person - with his or her own skills, abilities and uniqueness - can contribute to others and bring great joy to those that fortune has not smiled upon.

Fact be vertuous, or vicious, as Fortune pleaseth

Expect the Best, Expect Divine Guidance, Expect your Fortunes to Change, Expect a Miracle!

Every woman is the architect of her own fortune.

Fame and fortune are as hard to find as a lightning strike.

Fame and fortune, how empty they can be.

Fame an fortune are nothing if you're not happy and healthy.

Foolish indeed are those who trust to fortune.

Fickle Fortune reigns, and, undiscerning, scatters crowns and chains.

Fear of the future is worse than one's present fortune.

Forbear harping on what was of yore, for it is the common lot of mortals to sustain the ups and downs of fortune.

For all of my fortune, there are many with misfortune that need a hand.

For in every ill-turn of fortune the most unhappy sort of unfortunate man is the one who has been happy

For I did not want him to see, or to question me, for here contains already secrets, and my secrets are my fortune and my sanity.

Fortune and love favour the brave. [Lat., Audentem Forsque Venusque juvant.]

For not many men, the proverb saith, can love a friend whom fortune prospereth unenvying.

Fortune, by being too lavish of her favours on a man, only makes a fool of him.