The truly good and wise man will bear all kinds of fortune in a seemly way, and will always act in the noblest manner that the circumstances allow.
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We want great men who, when fortune frowns, will not be discouraged.
henry knoxBy accident most strange, bountiful fortune Now my dear lady hath mine enemies Brought to this shore; and by my prescience I find my zenith doth depend upon A most auspicious star, whose influence If now I court not, but omit, my fortunes Will ever after droop.
william shakespeareThat discipline which corrects the baseness of worldly passion, fortifies the heart with virtuous principles, enlightens the mind with useful knowledge, and furnishes it with enjoyment from within itself, is of more consequence to real felicity, than all the provision we can make of the goods of fortune.
blair hughfortune brings in some boats that are not steered.
To die alone, on rock under sun at the brink of the unknown, like a wolf, like a great bird, seems to me very good fortune indeed.
edward abbeyI've opened the way for others to make fortunes, but a fortune for myself was not what I was after.
daniel booneHe devoted himself, his life, his fortune, his hereditary honors, his towering ambition, his splendid hopes, all to the cause of liberty. He came to another hemisphere to defend her. He became one of the most effective champions of our Independence; but, that once achieved, he returned to his own country, and thenceforward took no part in the controversies which have divided us.
lafayette, gilbert du motier, marquis deIt is more honorable to be raised to a throne than to be born to one. fortune bestows the one, merit obtains the other.
petrarchReferring to a wealthy miser he said, "He has not acquired a fortune; the fortune has acquired him."
bion of borysthenesSo, Damocles, since this life delights you, do you wish to taste it yourself and make trial of my fortune?
dionysius i of syracuseHistory shows that whenever an emergency arises, our national spirit is most emphatically manifested to advance the prestige and fortune of the nation. It is incumbent upon us to leave no stone unturned in order to promote loyalty and bravery on the home front as well, and to replenish and demonstrate our nation's powers, for which are required the inculcation of the spirit of reverence for deities and respect for ancestors, the renovation of national education and the of the people's physical strength.
mitsumasa yonaiTo endure is greater than to dare; to tire out hostile fortune ; to be daunted by no difficulty ; to keep heart when all have lost it; to go through intrigue spotless; to forego even ambition when the end is gained - who can say this is not greatness?
The Goddess fortune is the devils servant ready to Kiss any ones Arse.
william blakeNo radiant pearl, which crested fortune wears, No gem that twinkling hangs from Beauty's ears, Not the bright stars which Night's blue arch adorn, Nor rising suns that gild the vernal morn, Shine with such lustre as the tear that flows Down Virtue's manly cheek for others' woes.
erasmus darwinTo balance fortune by a just expense, Join with Economy, Magnificence.
Alexander PopeThere various news I heard of love and strife,Of peace and war, health, sickness, death, and life,Of loss and gain, of famine and of store,Of storms at sea, and travels on the shore,Of prodigies, and portents seen in air,Of fires and plagues, and stars with blazing hair,Of turns of fortune, changes in the state,The fall of favourites, projects of the great,Of aid mismanagements, taxations new:All neither wholly false, nor wholly true.
Alexander PopeO fortune, fortune! all men call thee fickle.
william shakespeareO fickle fortune, why this cruel sporting? Why thus torment us poor sons of day? Nae mair your smiles can cheer me, nae mair your frowns can fear me, For the flowers of the forest are a' wade away.
Richard CobdenNature meant me A wife, a silly, harmless, household dove, Fond without art, and kind without deceit; But fortune, that has made a mistress of me, Has thrust me out to the wide world, unfurnish'd Of falsehood to be happy.
john drydenIf hindrances obstruct thy 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.
william cowper