#fortune

Fortune knocks but once, but misfortune has much more patience. ↗

— Laurence J. Peter

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It is more honorable to be raised to a throne than to be born to one. Fortune bestows the one, merit obtains the other. ↗

— Petrarch

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But I, Caesar, have not sought to amass wealth by the practice of my art, having been rather contented with a small fortune and reputation, than desirous of abundance accompanied by a want of reputation. ↗

— Marcus V. Pollio

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Nothing is more dangerous to men than a sudden change of fortune. ↗

— Quintilian

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Industry is fortune's right hand, and frugality its left. ↗

— John Ray

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Fortune cannot aid those who do nothing. ↗

— Sophocles

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You can't let players do what they wish and be professional. That's a fact. As for the team, Boro had two internationals when I got there in 1995. Now they have more than 15. And they didn't cost the fortune some suggest. ↗

— Bryan Robson

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I remember being told 'Someone's gonna make a fortune out of this rap thing' and thinking 'no way'. ↗

— Arthur Baker

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It is commonly supposed that the art of pleasing is a wonderful aid in the pursuit of fortune; but the art of being bored is infinitely more successful. ↗

— Nicolas Chamfort

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It is easy at any moment to surrender a large fortune; to build one up is a difficult and an arduous task. ↗

— Titus Livius

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