Fortune has something of the nature of a
woman. If she is too intensely wooed,
she commonly goes the further away.
?Charles V
A pioneer is generally a man who has outlived
his credit or fortune in the cultivated parts.
?Benjamin Rush
Every individual is the architect of his own fortune.
?Appius Claudius
All good fortune is a gift of the gods, and. . .
you don't win the favor of the ancient gods
by being good, but by being bold.
?Anita Brookner
Fortune makes a fool of those
she favors too much.
?Horace
Don't trust in fortune until you are in heaven.
?Filipino Proverb
Fortune is the rod of the weak,
and the staff of the brave.
?James Russell Lowell
Industry, perseverance, and frugality
make fortune yield.
?Benjamin Franklin
Fortune is a great deceiver. She sells very
dear the things she seems to give us.
?Vincent Voiture
A great fortune depends on luck,
a small one on diligence.
?Chinese Proverb
