But assuredly Fortune rules in all things; she raised to eminence or buries in oblivion everything from caprice rather than from well-regulated principle. [Lat. , Sed profecto Fortuna in omni re dominatur; ea res cunctas ex lubidine magis, quam ex vero, celebrat, obscuratque. ]
Let not one look of Fortune cast you down; she were not Fortune if she did not frown.
One good idea is all you need to start a fortune.
Fortune and humor govern the world.
When one door closes, fortune will usually open another.
When you work for Bruckheimer, you don't get it any better. He's the ultimate producer. I've had the good fortune of working with some great producers over the years.
To be a well-favoured man is the gift of fortune; but to write and read comes by nature.
Sexual desire may burn like fire, but when you give a thought to when you are ill, then your excitement dies down. Fame and fortune may be sweet as candy, but when you give a thought to when you die, then their flavor is like chewing wax. Therefore, if people are usually concerned about death and illness, this can also dissolve unreal activities and develop longing for the way.
[Omin]. . . All things must progress, and progression is not always a steady incline. Sometimes we must fall, sometimes we will rise - some must be hurt while others have fortune, for that is the only way we can learn to rely on one another. As one is blessed, it is his privilege to help those whose lives are not as easy. Unity comes from strife, child. " Page 193
Great is the good fortune of a state in which the citizens have a moderate and sufficient property.
It is to the interest of the commonwealth of mankind that there should be someone who is unconquered, someone against whom fortune has no power.
The fact is, there are Fortune 500 companies that have been founded during recessions.
I grew up poor. I had no money. My family was poor. There's things I wanted to do and couldn't. I was an abused wife. Just -- there's tons of things that I couldn't even mention. And for me to come up and to have all of this fame and fortune, it's just.
The folly of one man is the fortune of another.
Balance and good fortune can only come to a person who is balanced and feels fortunate.
Fame and fortune, how empty they can be.
Rejoicing in ordinary things is not sentimental or trite. It actually takes guts. Each time we drop our complaints and allow everyday good fortune to inspire us, we enter the warrior's world.
It is doubtful what fortune to-morrow will bring. [Lat. , Posteraque in dubio est fortunam quam vehat aetas. ]
We have enough women of fame and fortune; we need more women of faith.
And whichsoever way thou goest, may fortune follow.