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Quiet minds cannot be perplexed or frightened but go on in fortune or misfortune at their own private pace, like read more
Quiet minds cannot be perplexed or frightened but go on in fortune or misfortune at their own private pace, like a clock during a thunderstorm.rn
Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his character.
Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his character.
Fortune favors the brave.
[Lat., Fors juvat audentes.]
Fortune favors the brave.
[Lat., Fors juvat audentes.]
Ill fortune seldom comes alone.
Ill fortune seldom comes alone.
Vicissitudes of fortune, which spares neither man nor the
proudest of his works, which buries empires and cities in read more
Vicissitudes of fortune, which spares neither man nor the
proudest of his works, which buries empires and cities in a
common grave.
Therefore if a man look sharply and attentively, he shall see
Fortune: for though she be blind, yet she read more
Therefore if a man look sharply and attentively, he shall see
Fortune: for though she be blind, yet she is not invisible.
That which the fountain sends forth returns again to the fountain.
That which the fountain sends forth returns again to the fountain.
It is fortune, not wisdom, that rules man's life.
[Lat., Vitam regit fortuna, non sapientia.]
It is fortune, not wisdom, that rules man's life.
[Lat., Vitam regit fortuna, non sapientia.]
To be fortunate is God, and more than God to mortals.
To be fortunate is God, and more than God to mortals.
