Top 25 Fortune Quotes of 429 - Page 18

The vulgar call good fortune that which really is produced by the calculations of genius.

The vulgar call good fortune that which really is produced by the calculations of genius.

Luck, Genius, Fortune

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1866). “The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Comprising His Essays, Lectures, Poems, and Orations”, p.216

The sinew and heart of man seem to be drawn out, and we are become timorous desponding whimperers. We are afraid of truth, afraid of fortune, afraid of death, and afraid of each other.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Heart, Men, Fortune

Ralph Waldo Emerson (2012). “Self-Reliance and Other Essays”, p.32, Courier Corporation

Fortune makes many loans, but gives no presents.

Publilius Syrus

Giving, Loan, Fortune

It is more easy to get a favor from fortune than to keep it.

Publilius Syrus

Favors, Easy, Fortune

"Sentences". Collection by Publilius Syrus. Maxim 282,

That is a most wretched fortune which is without an enemy.

Publilius Syrus

Enemy, Fortune, Wretched

Never find delight in another's misfortune.

Publilius Syrus

Delight, Misfortunes

Even to smile at the misfortunes of others is to do an injury.

Publilius Syrus

Injury, Misfortunes Of Others, Misfortunes

We must master our good fortune, or it will master us.

Publilius Syrus

Destiny, Fortune, Masters

Fortune is never satisfied with bringing one sorrow.

Publilius Syrus

Sorrow, Fortune, Satisfied

Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.

Publilius Syrus

Glasses, Break, Fortune

There is no fortune so good that you can find nothing in it to complain of.

Publilius Syrus

Complaining, Fortune

Beauty is fading, nor is fortune stable; sooner or later death comes to all.

Propertius

Death, Fading, Fortune

Man's fortune is usually changed at once; life is changeable. [Lat., Actutum fortunae solent mutarier; varia vita est.]

Plautus

Men, Life Is, Fortune

No man has perpetual good fortune. [Lat., Nulli est homini perpetuum bonum.]

Plautus

Men, Fortune, Perpetual

Misery and misfortune is all one; and of misfortune fortune hath only the gift.

Philip Sidney

Misery, Fortune, Misfortunes

Sir Philip Sidney (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Sir Philip Sidney (Illustrated)”, p.396, Delphi Classics

There's not a fortune to be made doing voiceover work unless you're one of the main voices on "The Simpsons". See, there's "The Simpsons", and then there's everything else.

Patrick Warburton

Voice, Made, Fortune

"Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.