Fortune Quotes - Page 3
Samuel Smiles (1861). “Self-help: With Illustrations of Character and Conduct”, p.276
Frank Charles Laubach (1990). “Man of Prayer: Selected Writings of a World Missionary”
Receive the gifts of fortune without pride, and part with them without reluctance.
Marcus Aurelius (Emperor of Rome), Thomas Gataker (1749). “The Meditations of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus”, p.307
Fortune confounds the wise, And when they least expect it turns the dice.
John Dryden (1854). “The Poetical Works of John Dryden”, p.60
How often are we forced to charge fortune with partiality towards the unjust!
Letter, 4 December 1801
"Phædra". Play by Sophocles, Fragment 842,
"The Civil War". Book by Julius Caesar translated by Jane P. Gardner (Book III, Chapter 68), 47 BC.
Elyn R. Saks (2007). “The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness”, p.425, Hachette UK
Good luck in most cases comes through the misfortune of others.
"Reflections on Success". Book by Martyn Lewis, 1997.
Therever fortune clears a way, thither our ready footsteps stray.
Jules Verne, Jules VERNE (2016). “A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth / Voyage au centre de la terre (Bilingual Edition: English - French / Édition bilingue: anglais - français)”, p.52, Jules Verne
If you make a sale, you can earn a commission. If you make a friend, you can earn a fortune!
Jeffrey Gitomer (2014). “The Sales Bible, New Edition: The Ultimate Sales Resource”, p.80, John Wiley & Sons
