Quotes about Fortune
O how feeble is man's power, that if good fortune fall, cannot add another hour, nor a lost hour recall!
— John Donne
Here is a rule to remember in future, when anything tempts you to feel bitter: not "This is misfortune, " but "To bear this worthily is good fortune.
— Marcus Aurelius
He is now rising from affluence to poverty.
— Mark Twain
We may seek a fortune for no greater reason than to secure the respect and attention of people who would otherwise look straight through us.
— Alain de Botton
Success occurs when opportunity meets preparation.
— Zig Ziglar
We have all received our share of good fortune, so that's my definition of much. A single blessing is all the bounty in the world, and if you've been blessed at all you're meant to pass some of that on. You're meant to set a positive example. That's our responsibility.
— Denzel Washington
Life is a lottery that we've already won. But most people have not cashed in their tickets.
— Louise Hay
He who is discontented with what he has, and with what has been granted to him by fortune, is one who is ignorant of the art of living, but he who bears that in a noble spirit, and makes reasonable use of all that comes from it, deserves to be regarded as a good man.
— Epictetus
Lucky is the man who dies at work.
— Epictetus
Three generations from shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves.
— Andrew Carnegie
Give me the life of the boy whose mother is nurse, seamstress, washerwoman, cook, teacher, angel, and saint, all in one, and whose father is guide, exemplar, and friend. No servants to come between. These are the boys who are born to the best fortune.
— Andrew Carnegie
The lucky person passes for a genius.
— Euripides