Fortune

Famous quotes containing the word fortune:

“From disaster good fortune comes, and in good fortune lurks disaster.”
—Chinese proverb.

“When the old man on the border lost his horse, who could know that it was good fortune in disguise?”
—Chinese proverb.

“Our condition as men is risky and ticklish enough. One can not be sure of himself and his fortune an hour, but he may be whisked off into some pitiable or ridiculous plight.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)