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."

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.

Too poor for a bribe, and too proud to importune,
He had not the method of making a fortune.

Too poor for a bribe, and too proud to importune,
He had not the method of making a fortune.

Fortune and love favor the brave.

Fortune and love favor the brave.

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.

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want read more

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife

That which the fountain sends forth returns again to the fountain.

That which the fountain sends forth returns again to the fountain.

Fortune brings in some boats that are not steered.

Fortune brings in some boats that are not steered.

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

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