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"The sinew and heart of man seem to be drawn out, and we are become timorous desponding whimperers. We are afraid of truth, afraid of fortune, afraid of death, and afraid of each other."
"The vulgar call good fortune that which really is produced by the calculations of genius."
"The fortune of our lives depends on employing well the short period of our youth."
"I don't envy young Brits crossing the Atlantic to make their fortunes today."
"We are sure to get the better of fortune if we do but grapple with her."
"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."
"Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage."
"Those whom fortune has never favored are more joyful than those whom she has deserted."
"That which Fortune has not given, she cannot take away."
"It is not manly to turn one's back on fortune."
"Fortune reveres the brave, and overwhelms the cowardly."
"Of all human ills, greatest is fortune's wayward tyranny."
"Acknowledge your good fortune by sharing it."
"I've had the pretty good fortune of working with some decent guys and gals."
"In my years, I have seen that people must be their own gods and make their own good fortune. The bad will come or not come anyway."
"Rare is the virtue that's not ruled by Fortune, That stands unshaken even when Fortune flees."
"Fortune resists half-hearted prayers."
"The rest of the crowd were friends of my fortune, not of me. [Lat., Caetera fortunae, non mea, turba fuit.]"
"Fortune is beastly - it is only suitable for cows and businessmen."
"The folly of one man is the fortune of another."
