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Fortune rarely accompanies anyone to the door.

Fortune rarely accompanies anyone to the door.

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Fortune brings in some boats that are not steered.

Fortune brings in some boats that are not steered.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Fortune Quotes,
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The day of fortune is like a harvest day,
We must be busy when the corn is ripe.
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The day of fortune is like a harvest day,
We must be busy when the corn is ripe.
[Ger., Ein tag der Gunst ist wie ein Tag der Ernte,
Man muss geschaftig sein sobald sie reift.]

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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.

by Vincent Voiture Found in: Fortune Quotes,
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Any one who is prosperous may by the turn of fortune's wheel
become most wretched before evening.
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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.]

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He that waits upon fortune, is never sure of a dinner.

He that waits upon fortune, is never sure of a dinner.

by Benjamin Franklin Found in: Fortune Quotes,
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That conceit, elegantly expressed by the Emperor Charles V., in
his instructions to the King, his son, "that fortune read more

That conceit, elegantly expressed by the Emperor Charles V., in
his instructions to the King, his son, "that fortune hath
somewhat the nature of a woman, that if she be too much wooed she
is the farther off."

by Francis Bacon Found in: Fortune Quotes,
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Fortune truly helps those who are of good judgment.

Fortune truly helps those who are of good judgment.

by Euripides Found in: Fortune Quotes,
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Behind every great fortune there is a crime.

Behind every great fortune there is a crime.

by Francis Bacon Found in: Fortune Quotes,
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