Quotes about Fortune
The fates lead him who will; him who won't they drag.
— Joseph Campbell
Ducunt volentem fata, nolentem trahunt: "The Fates lead him who will; him who won't, they drag.
— Joseph Campbell
Where you stumble, there your treasure lies.
— Joseph Campbell
They're funny things, Accidents. You never have them till you're having them.
— AA Milne
They're funny things, Accidents. You never have them till you're having them.
— AA Milne
Whatever Fortune brings, Don't be afraid of doing things.
— AA Milne
When Fortune flatters, she does it to betray.
— Publilius Syrus
The secret of fortune is joy in our hands. Welcome evermore to gods and men is the self-helping man. For him all doors are flung wide. Him all tongues greet, all honors crown, all eyes follow with desire. Our love goes out to him and embraces him because he did not need it.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
As we are, so we do; and as we do, so is it done to us; we are the builders of our fortunes.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Whatever limits us,we call Fate
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
A man's fortunes are the fruit of his character.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
We call it the moral sentiment. As we are, so we do; and as we do, so it is done to us; we are the builders of our fortunes.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson