Famous quotes containing the word fortune:
“It is when fortune is the most propitious that she is least to be trusted.”
—Titus Livius (Livy)
“If there is a gratification which I envy any people in this world it is to your country [Italy] its music. This is the favorite passion of my soul, and fortune has cast my lot in a country where it is in a state of deplorable barbarism.”
—Thomas Jefferson (17431826)
“Building up a familys fortune is like moving earth with a needle, but losing a familys fortune can be as swift as a boat rushing downstream with the current.”
—Chinese proverb.
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