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Fortune Quotes - Page 2

When one door closes, fortune will usually open another.

When one door closes, fortune will usually open another.

"La Celestina". Book by Fernando de Rojas, 1499.

One way or another, if you're persistent, fortune always smiles on you.

"Fictional character: Perry". "Alaska", www.imdb.com. 1996.

The best way to make children good is to make them happy.

Oscar Wilde (2007). “Epigrams of Oscar Wilde”, p.172, Wordsworth Editions

Friends are much better tried in bad fortune than in good.

Socrates, Plato, Aristotle (1967). “Wit and Wisdom of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle: Being a Treasury of Thousands of Glorious, Inspiring and Imperishable Thoughts, Views and Observations of the Three Great Greek Philosophers, Classified Under about Four Hundred Subjects for Comparative Study”

Those who are happy and successful themselves are too apt to make light of the misfortunes of others.

Elizabeth Gaskell (2010). “The Complete Works of Elizabeth Gaskell (20+ Books)”, p.1710, BookCaps Study Guides

A long life may not be good enough, but a good life is long enough.

Benjamin Franklin (2013). “Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.90, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

No man can ever be secure until he has been forsaken by Fortune.

Boethius (2012). “The Consolation of Philosophy”, p.18, Courier Corporation