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Behind every great fortune there is a crime.
Behind every great fortune there is a crime.
A pioneer is generally a man who has outlived his credit or fortune in the cultivated parts.
A pioneer is generally a man who has outlived his credit or fortune in the cultivated parts.
Any one who is prosperous may by the turn of fortune's wheel
become most wretched before evening.
[Lat., read more
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.]
Good luck is the willing handmaid of a upright and energetic character, and conscientious observance of duty.
Good luck is the willing handmaid of a upright and energetic character, and conscientious observance of duty.
One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of read more
One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of others.
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.]
Make haste! The tide of Fortune soon ebbs.
Make haste! The tide of Fortune soon ebbs.
Fortune truly helps those who are of good judgment.
Fortune truly helps those who are of good judgment.
Many things happen between the cup and the upper lip.
[Lat., Multa intersunt calicem et labrum summum.]
Many things happen between the cup and the upper lip.
[Lat., Multa intersunt calicem et labrum summum.]
