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Let fortune empty her whole quiver on me.
I have a soul that, like an ample shield,
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Let fortune empty her whole quiver on me.
I have a soul that, like an ample shield,
Can take in all, and verge enough for more.
Behind every great fortune there is a crime.
Behind every great fortune there is a crime.
Deals under a hundred mil are for shoe clerks.
Deals under a hundred mil are for shoe clerks.
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.
Fortune favors the brave.
[Lat., Fors juvat audentes.]
Fortune favors the brave.
[Lat., Fors juvat audentes.]
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.
If fortune favors you do not be elated; if she frowns do not
despond.
[Lat., Si fortuna juvat, read more
If fortune favors you do not be elated; if she frowns do not
despond.
[Lat., Si fortuna juvat, caveto tolli;
Si fortuna tonat, caveto mergi.]
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.