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Fortune13 quotes
There is a tide in the affairs of men
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
Omitted, all the voyage of their life
Is bound in shallows and in miseries. — William Shakespeare · 1599Fortune, that arrant whore,
Ne’er turns the key to th’ poor. — William Shakespeare · 1606The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators. — Edward Gibbon · 1789The man who has planned badly, if fortune is on his side, may have had a stroke of luck; but his plan was a bad one nonetheless. — Herodotus · 430 BCFortune assists the brave. — Terence · 161 BCVicissitudes of fortune, which spares neither man nor the proudest of his works, which buries empires and cities in a common grave. — Edward Gibbon · 1789All 13 quotes →Randomness4 quotes
There is a tide in the affairs of men
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
Omitted, all the voyage of their life
Is bound in shallows and in miseries. — William Shakespeare · 1599Vicissitudes of fortune, which spares neither man nor the proudest of his works, which buries empires and cities in a common grave. — Edward Gibbon · 1789O Fortune, Fortune, all men call thee fickle. — William Shakespeare · 1597Fortune brings in some boats that are not steered. — William Shakespeare · 1611Good luck2 quotes
Fortune, that arrant whore,
Ne’er turns the key to th’ poor. — William Shakespeare · 1606The man who has planned badly, if fortune is on his side, may have had a stroke of luck; but his plan was a bad one nonetheless. — Herodotus · 430 BCThe human condition2 quotes
There is a tide in the affairs of men
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
Omitted, all the voyage of their life
Is bound in shallows and in miseries. — William Shakespeare · 1599Of all human ills, greatest is fortune's wayward tyranny. — Sophocles · 430 BCTiming2 quotes
There is a tide in the affairs of men
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
Omitted, all the voyage of their life
Is bound in shallows and in miseries. — William Shakespeare · 1599The cause of the bad and of the good fortune of men is the way in which their method of working fits the times. — Niccolo Machiavelli · 1531Bad decisions1 quote
The man who has planned badly, if fortune is on his side, may have had a stroke of luck; but his plan was a bad one nonetheless. — Herodotus · 430 BCBad luck1 quote
Of all human ills, greatest is fortune's wayward tyranny. — Sophocles · 430 BCCourage1 quote
Fortune assists the brave. — Terence · 161 BCDelusion1 quote
Though Fortune’s malice overthrow my state,
My mind exceeds the compass of her wheel. — William Shakespeare · 1595Diligence1 quote
Diligence is the mother of good fortune, and idleness, its opposite, never led to good intention's goal. — Miguel de Cervantes · 1615Fickleness of fortune1 quote
O Fortune, Fortune, all men call thee fickle. — William Shakespeare · 1597Hard work1 quote
Diligence is the mother of good fortune, and idleness, its opposite, never led to good intention's goal. — Miguel de Cervantes · 1615Idleness1 quote
Diligence is the mother of good fortune, and idleness, its opposite, never led to good intention's goal. — Miguel de Cervantes · 1615Luck1 quote
The cause of the bad and of the good fortune of men is the way in which their method of working fits the times. — Niccolo Machiavelli · 1531Preparation1 quote
Chance favors only the prepared mind. — Louis Pasteur · 1854Taking risks1 quote
Fortune assists the brave. — Terence · 161 BCThe poor1 quote
Fortune, that arrant whore,
Ne’er turns the key to th’ poor. — William Shakespeare · 1606Tides1 quote
There is a tide in the affairs of men
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
Omitted, all the voyage of their life
Is bound in shallows and in miseries. — William Shakespeare · 1599