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Fortune Quotes - Page 14

The folly of one man is the fortune of another.

The folly of one man is the fortune of another.

Francis Bacon
Men, Stupidity, Fortune
Francis Bacon, William Rawley (1858). “The Works of Francis Bacon”, p.472

Before you leave, the fortune teller reminds you that the future is never set in stone.

Erin Morgenstern
Stones, Fortune, Fortune Teller
Erin Morgenstern (2016). “The Night Circus”, p.376, Random House

A prince indebted is a fortune made.

Edward Young
Made, Fortune, Indebted
Edward Young (1756). “The Brothers: A Tragedy”, p.6

A happy marriage is still the greatest treasure within the gift of fortune.

Eden Phillpotts
Greatest Treasure, Happy Marriage, Fortune

there is undoubtedly something irritating about the favorites of fortune.

Dorothy L. Sayers
Luck, Fortune, Irritating

The Spaniards have a saying that there is no man whom Fortune does not visit at least once in his life.

Donald Grant Mitchell
Men, Doe, Fortune

Fortune is unstable, while our will is free.

Diogenes Laertius
Fortune, Unstable

Take out the fortune before you eat the cookie.

Dave Barry
Cookies, Fortune

One good idea is all you need to start a fortune.

Brian Tracy
Ideas, Needs, Fortune
FaceBook post by Brian Tracy from May 23, 2011

When you have a fortune that is almost hard to imagine, the best thing is not to pass that on to one's children. That distorts their life situation.

Bill Gates
Children, Imagine, Fortune
"World's richest man tries to hold back 'gathering tempest' with £63m gift" by Luke Harding, www.theguardian.com. November 12, 2002.

To be famous when you are young is the fortune of the gods.

Benjamin Disraeli
Youth, Fortune, Young
Benjamin Disraeli (1847). “Works”, p.4

Fortune is for all, judgment is theirs who have won it for themselves.

Aeschylus
Judgment, Fortune
Aeschylus (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Aeschylus (Illustrated)”, p.418, Delphi Classics

I do not seek good fortune - I am good fortune!

Walt Whitman
Fortune, Good Fortune

If anybody gets highbrow around the studio, out he goes.

Walt Disney
Getting High, Fame, Fortune

I cannot read a fortune cookie without breaking down and crying. I am sensitive.

Thom Yorke
Fortune Cookie, Cookies, Down And

Granny knew all about bad fortune-telling. It was harder than the real thing. You needed a good imagination.

Terry Pratchett
Real, Imagination, Fortune Telling

Many are those who pity others while being blind to their own misfortunes.

Shinjo Ito
Blind, Pity, Misfortunes
Shinjō Itō (2009). “Shinjo: Reflections”, p.56

Love of action is not industry.

Seneca the Younger
Fortune Cookie, Action, Industry

The fortune of war is always doubtful.

Seneca the Younger
War, Fortune, Doubtful

Fear of the future is worse than one's present fortune.

Quintilian
Life, Fortune, Fear Of The Future
"De Institutione Oratoria", XII. 5, as quoted in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations, p. 289-93, 1922.

No fortune is so good but that you may find something to grumble about.

Publilius Syrus
May, Fortune

A great fortune enslaves its owner.

Publilius Syrus
Fortune, Owners

Interest, ambition, fortune, time, temper, love, all kill friendship.

Philibert Joseph Roux
Friendship, Ambition, Fortune

Wheel of Fortune was an important SAT prep for me.

Mo Rocca
Important, Wheels, Fortune

Good fortune has side effects.

Martha Beck
Luck, Sides, Fortune
"10 Life Lessons You Should Unlearn" by Martha Beck, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 14, 2013.

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