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Letter "F" » Fortune
"Fortune, the great commandress of the world,
Hath divers ways to advance her followers:
To some she gives honor without deserving;
To other some, deserving without honor;
Some wit, some wealth,–and some, wit without wealth;
Some wealth without wit; some nor wit nor wealth."
Author: George Chapman
About: Fortune
"It is fortune, not wisdom, that rules man's life.
[Lat., Vitam regit fortuna, non sapientia.]"
Author: Cicero (Marcus Tullius Cicero)
About: Fortune
"Fortune favors the brave.
[Lat., Fors juvat audentes.]"
Author: Claudian (Claudianus)
About: Fortune
"Alas! by what slight means are great affairs brought to
destruction.
[Lat., Eheu! quam brevibus pereunt ingentia fatis.]"
Author: Claudian (Claudianus)
About: Fortune
"If hindrances obstruct the way,
Thy magnanimity display.
And let thy strength be seen:
But O, if Fortune fill thy sail
With more than a propitious gale,
Take half thy canvas in."
Author: William Cowper
About: Fortune
"Ill fortune seldom comes alone."
Author: John Dryden
About: Fortune
"Let fortune empty her whole quiver on me.
I have a soul that, like an ample shield,
Can take in all, and verge enough for more."
Author: John Dryden
About: Fortune
"Neuer thinke you fortune can beare the sway,
Where Virtue's force, can cause her to obay."
Author: Elizabeth I
About: Fortune
"Fortune truly helps those who are of good judgment."
Author: Euripides
About: Fortune
"Many things happen between the cup and the upper lip.
[Lat., Multa intersunt calicem et labrum summum.]"
Author: Aulus Gellius
About: Fortune
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