It is a madness to make fortune the mistress of events, because in herself she is nothing, but is ruled read more

It is a madness to make fortune the mistress of events, because in herself she is nothing, but is ruled by prudence.

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

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

Just for a handful of silver he left us,
Just for a ribbon to stick in his coat;
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Just for a handful of silver he left us,
Just for a ribbon to stick in his coat;
Found the one gift of which Fortune bereft us,
Lost all the others she lets us devote.

The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a
goodly heritage.

The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a
goodly heritage.

Fortune truly helps those who are of good judgment.

Fortune truly helps those who are of good judgment.

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.

You carry Caesar and Caesar's fortune.
[Lat., Caesarem vehis, Caesarisque fortunam.]
- Julius Caesar (Caius Julius read more

You carry Caesar and Caesar's fortune.
[Lat., Caesarem vehis, Caesarisque fortunam.]
- Julius Caesar (Caius Julius Caesar),

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.

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.]