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Fortune knocks at every man's door once in a life, but in a good many cases the man is in read more
Fortune knocks at every man's door once in a life, but in a good many cases the man is in a neighboring saloon and does not hear her.
Every individual is the architect of his own fortune.
Every individual is the architect of his own fortune.
I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can read more
I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value.
Ill fortune seldom comes alone.
Ill fortune seldom comes alone.
Fortune rarely accompanies anyone to the door.
Fortune rarely accompanies anyone to the door.
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 makes a fool of those she favors too much.
Fortune makes a fool of those she favors too much.
Fortune brings in some boats that are not steered.
Fortune brings in some boats that are not steered.
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."