Fortune

Famous quotes containing the word fortune:

“Well, if Fortune be a woman, she’s a good wench for this gear.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

“In our calling, we have to choose; we must make our fortune either in this world or in the next, there is no middle way.”
—Stendhal [Marie Henri Beyle] (1783–1842)

“Building up a family’s fortune is like moving earth with a needle, but losing a family’s fortune can be as swift as a boat rushing downstream with the current.”
—Chinese proverb.