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Friday, July 5th, 2024
the Week of Proper 8 / Ordinary 13
the Week of Proper 8 / Ordinary 13
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Quotations regarding 'Fortune'
Fortune blinds men when she does not wish them to withstand the violence of her onslaughts.
Titus Livius, Roman Historian
Fortune is the rod of the weak, and the staff of the brave.
James Russell Lowell, American Poet (1819-1891)
It's sometimes unnerving to think of that, and I wish it were possible for all children in the world to have the good fortune I've had in having a giving and loving family.
James MacArthur, American Actor (1937- )
We cannot attribute to fortune or virtue that which is achieved without either.
Niccolo Machiavelli, Italian Writer (1469-1527)
Who hath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue.
David Mallet, Scottish Dramatist
I had the great good fortune to interview Peggy Lee. Her memories of working with Walt Disney and his team were warm and upbeat.
Leonard Maltin, American Critic (1950- )
Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
Marcus Valerius Martial, Spanish Poet
The more we take the less we become, the fortune of one man means less for some.
Sarah McLachlan, Canadian Musician (1968- )
Whatever fortune brings, don't be afraid of doing things.
Herman Melville, American Novelist (1819-1891)
These are hallowed moments, when every American has reason to express his gratitude to Almighty God that it has been our good fortune to witness the light of this auspicious morn.
Nelson A. Miles, American Soldier (1839-1925)
At this moment, by an undeserved stroke of fortune, I am the direct voice of the poets of my race and the indirect voice for the noble Spanish and Portuguese tongues.
Gabriela Mistral, Chilean Poet (1889-1957)
I've had ample contact with lawyers, and I'm convinced that the only fortune they ever leave is their own.
Wilson Mizner, American Dramatist (1876-1933)
A slave has but one master. An ambition man, has as many as there are people who helped him get his fortune.
Wilson Mizner, American Dramatist (1876-1933)
No modest man ever did or ever will make a fortune.
Mary Wortley Montagu, English Writer (1689-1762)
Fortune, seeing that she could not make fools wise, has made them lucky.
Michel de Montaigne, French Philosopher (1533-1592)
Your life will be no better than the plans you make and the action you take. You are the architect and builder of your own life, fortune, destiny.
Alfred A. Montapert, American Author
There is no one, says another, whom fortune does not visit once in his life; but when she does not find him ready to receive her, she walks in at the door, and flies out at the window.
Charles de Montesquieu, French Philosopher (1689-1755)
The freedom to make a fortune on the stock exchange has been made to sound more alluring than freedom of speech.
John Mortimer, English Novelist (1923- )
Anyway, in the mid 80's I was spending a fortune buying old Golden Age books from the late 30's and 40's and I was making personal appearances at a lot of sci fi and comic book conventions all around the country here so that I could find books for my collection.
Bill Mumy, American Actor (1954- )
As I look back on the last few decades of my life, I am struck by the good fortune that came my way.
Daniel Nathans, American Scientist (1928-1999)
