Fortune Quotes - Page 6

Fortune is not only blind herself, but blinds the people she has embraced.

And whichsoever way thou goest, may fortune follow.

History is the only science enjoying the ambiguous fortune of being required to be at the same time an art.

Time properly invested is worth a fortune.

Blind fortune pursues inconsiderate rashness. [Fr., Fortune aveugle suit aveugle hardiesse.]

Don Quixote's misfortune is not his imagination, but Sancho Panza.

Fortune cures us of many faults that reason could not.

It takes more strength of character to withstand good fortune than bad.

Ill Fortune never crushed that man whom good fortune deceived not.

[With] closet indexing....you're paying a manager a fortune and he has 85% of his assets invested parallel to the indexes. If you have such a system, you're being played for a sucker.

By going solo I could lose a fortune but money is not important.

No man actually owns a fortune. It owns him.

A man is the sum of his misfortunes.

When I was young, it wasn't about the money, it wasn't about the fame and fortune, it was about playing football.

It is the fortunate who should extol fortune.

It is no small misfortune and disgrace that, through our own fault, we neither understand our nature nor our origin.

The brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair through fear alone. [Lat., Fortes et strenuos etiam contra fortunam insistere, timidos et ignoros ad desperationem formidine properare.]

Catastrophe was only narrowly averted. It was all due to the faith of one man! Yes, you who called us godless, we found our faith in Adolf Hitler, and through him found God once again. That is the greatness of our day, that is our good fortune!

Fortune is not satisfied with inflicting one calamity.

His own character is the arbiter of every ones fortune.

While fortune lasts you will see your friend's face.

There are heads of royal families who control hereditary fortunes that defy comprehension.

The most wretched fortune is safe; for there is no fear of anything worse. [Lat., Fortuna miserrima tuta est: Nam timor eventus deterioris abest.]

Philosophy teaches us to bear with equanimity the misfortunes of others.

I just got a fortune cookie that says "Turn off your computer and read a book" which is odd because I'm WRITING a book...on my computer!