Fortunes made in no time are like shirts made in no time; it's ten to one if they hang long read more

Fortunes made in no time are like shirts made in no time; it's ten to one if they hang long together.

Deals under a hundred mil are for shoe clerks.

Deals under a hundred mil are for shoe clerks.

To be fortunate is God, and more than God to mortals.

To be fortunate is God, and more than God to mortals.

Fortune makes a fool of those she favors too much.

Fortune makes a fool of those she favors too much.

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.

Alas! by what slight means are great affairs brought to
destruction.
[Lat., Eheu! quam brevibus pereunt ingentia fatis.]

Alas! by what slight means are great affairs brought to
destruction.
[Lat., Eheu! quam brevibus pereunt ingentia fatis.]

Ill fortune seldom comes alone.

Ill fortune seldom comes alone.

God, grant me the Senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, the good fortune to run into the read more

God, grant me the Senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, the good fortune to run into the ones I do, and the eyesight to tell the difference

Fortune brings in some boats that are not steered.

Fortune brings in some boats that are not steered.