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Fortune

«Fortune does not change men; it unmasks them»
«As a rock on the seashore he standeth firm, and the dashing of the waves disturbeth him not. He raiseth his head like a tower on a hill, and the arrows of fortune drop at his feet. In the instant of danger, the courage of his heart sustaineth him; and the steadiness of his mind beareth him out.»
Author: Akhenaton | About: Danger, Fortune, Heart, Men | Keywords: arrows, dashed, dashing, scorn, seashore, tower, waves
«Fortune, that favors fools»
Author: Ben Jonson (Dramatist, Poet) | About: Fortune | Keywords: favors
«Fortune befriends the bold.»
«A man's best fortune, or his worst, is his wife»
«Fortune and misfortune are two buckets in the same well»
Author: German Proverb | About: Fortune, Misfortune | Keywords: buckets
«A tune is more lasting than the song of the birds,And a word more lasting than the wealth of the world.»
Author: Irish Proverb | About: Fortune, Wealth
«By accident of fortune a man may rule the world for a time, but by virtue of love he may rule the world forever»
«A great fortune is a great slavery.»
Author: Seneca | About: Fortune
«Fortune brings in some boats that are not steered.»

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