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Showing: 21 - 30 Fortune Quotes of 56

Very few live by choice. Every man is placed in his present condition by causes which acted without his foresight, and with which he did not always willingly cooperate; and therefore you will rarely meet one who does not think the lot of his neighbor better than his own.

Samuel Johnson

Fortune, thou hadst no deity, if men Had wisdom.

Ben Jonson

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

Ben Jonson

Fortunate persons hardly ever amend their ways: they always imagine that they are in the right when fortune upholds their bad conduct.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Fortune never appears so blind as to those to whom she does no good.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

When Fortune comes, seize her in front with a sure hand, because behind she is bald.

Leonardo da Vinci

What men call luck Is the prerogative of valiant souls, The fealty life pays its rightful kings.

James Russell Lowell

When a man is a favorite of Fortune she never takes him unawares, and, however astonishing her favors may be, she finds him ready.

Napoleon I

Fortune makes a fool of him whom she favors too much.

Publilius Syrus

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

Publilius Syrus

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Love Quote

Few people know what they mean when they say, "I love you." ... Well, what does the word love mean? It means total interest. I think the reason very few people really fall in love with anyone is they're not willing to pay the price. The price is you have to adjust yourself to them.

- Katharine Hepburn

Funny Quote

Never go to bed mad. Stay up and fight.

- Phyllis Diller

Wise Quote

Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.

- Aristotle

Funny Quote

Always go to other people's funerals, otherwise they won't come to yours.

- Yogi Berra

Motivational Quote

The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.

- Confucius

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