Top 25 Fortune Quotes of 429 - Page 12

George MacDonald (2015). “The Complete Works of George MacDonald: Novels, Short Stories, Poetry, Theological Writings & Essays (Illustrated): The Princess and the Goblin, Phantastes, At the Back of the North Wind, Lilith, England’s Antiphon, David Elginbrod, Malcolm, The Light Princess, The Golden Key and many more”, p.5717, e-artnow

Not only ought fortune to be pictured on a wheel, but every thing else in this world.

George Herbert

World, Wheels, Fortune

George Herbert, Christopher Harvey, George Gilfillan (1857). “The poetical works of George Herbert”, p.325

Great Fortune brings with it Great misfortune.

George Herbert

Fortune, Misfortunes

George Herbert (1861). “The Poetical Works of G. H. and R. Heber. With Memoir”, p.278

We all have enough strength to endure the misfortunes of others.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Strength, Enough, Misfortunes Of Others

Fortune and humor govern the world.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

World, Sense Of Humor, Fortune

Fortune never seems so blind to any as to those on whom she bestows no favors.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Favors, Blind, Fortune

Fortune makes him fool, whom she makes her darling.

Francis Bacon

Fool, Fortune, Darling

Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu (1857). “The Works of Francis Bacon”, p.128

In misfortune, which friend remains a friend?

Euripides

Remains, Misfortunes

Bear good fortune modestly.

Decimius Magnus Ausonius

Bears, Fortune, Good Fortune

At the state dinner for Chinese President Hu Jintao, Hu opened a fortune cookie that said, 'You will lend us another trillion dollars.'

Conan O'Brien

Fortune Cookie, Chinese, President

Most of our misfortunes are more supportable than the comments of our friends upon them.

Charles Caleb Colton

Pity, Comment, Misfortunes

Charles Caleb Colton (1824). “Lacon, Or, Many Things in a Few Words: Addressed to Those who Think”, p.217

Avarice has ruined more men than prodigality, and the blindest thoughtlessness of expenditure has not destroyed so many fortunes as the calculating but insatiable lust of accumulation.

Charles Caleb Colton

Men, Lust, Fortune

Charles Caleb Colton (1836). “Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words, Addressed to Those who Think”, p.153

That which we acquire with the most difficulty we retain the longest; as those who have earned a fortune are usually more careful of it than those who have inherited one.

Charles Caleb Colton

Fortune, Difficulty, Careful

Charles Caleb Colton (1824). “Lacon, Or, Many Things in a Few Words: Addressed to Those who Think”, p.234

Do not by any means destroy yourself, for if you live you may yet have good fortune, but all the dead are dead like.

C. S. Lewis

Mean, May, Fortune

A first-generation fortune is the most likely to be given away, but once a fortune is inherited it's less likely that a very high percentage will go back to society.

Bill Gates

Generations, Firsts, Fortune