Famous quotes containing the word fortune:
“All good fortune is a gift of the gods, and ... you dont win the favor of the ancient gods by being good, but by being bold.”
—Anita Brookner (b. 1938)
“Though a censure lies against those who are poor and proud, yet is Pride sooner to be forgiven in a poor person than in a rich one; since in the latter it is insult and arrogance; in the former, it may be a defense against temptations to dishonesty; and, if manifested on proper occasions, may indicate a natural bravery of mind, which the frowns of fortune cannot depress.”
—Samuel Richardson (16891761)
“Good fortune then!
To make me blest or cursedst among men.”
—William Shakespeare (15641616)
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