We haven't all had the good fortune to be ladies; we haven't all been generals, or poets, or statesmen; but when the toast works down to the babies, we stand on common ground.
But there certainly are not so many men of large fortune in the world as there are pretty women to deserve them.
He that waits upon a fortune, is never sure of a dinner.
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife
I am rejoiced at my fate. I had rather be in my present situation than to be elected to a seat in congress for life. I am in great hopes of making a fortune for myself and family. I hope you will do the best you can and I will do the same. Do not be uneasy about me for I am with my friends.
Nature magically suits the man to his fortunes, by making these the fruit of his character.
Friendless, adj. Having no favors to bestow. Destitute of fortune. Addicted to utterance of truth and common sense.
Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has many - not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some
A woman, especially, if she have the misfortune of knowing anything, should conceal it as well as she can.
Calamities are of two kinds: misfortunes to ourselves, and good fortune to others.
Bottom line is, I didn't return to Apple to make a fortune. I've been very lucky in my life and already have one. When I was 25, my net worth was 00 million or so. I decided then that I wasn't going to let it ruin my life. There's no way you could ever spend it all, and I don't view wealth as something that validates my intelligence.
Every individual is the architect of his own fortune.
Misfortune does not always result in harm.
There is a kind of elevation which does not depend on fortune; it is a certain air which distinguishes us, and seems to destine us for great things; it is a price which we imperceptibly set upon ourselves.
And heaven had wanted one immortal song. But wild Ambition loves to slide, not stand, And Fortune's ice prefers to Virtue's land.
To speak a bold truth, I am, after much mature deliberation, inclined to suspect that the public voice hath, in all ages, done much injustice to Fortune, and hath convicted her of many facts in which she had not the least concern.
A righteous government is of all the most to be wished for, Bearing of blessing and good fortune in the highest. Guided by the law of Truth, supported by dedication and zeal, It blossoms into the Best of Order, a Kingdom of Heaven! To effect this I shall work now and ever more.
When with all thy heart thou strivest to live with truth and love, couldst thou do anything better?... If this be thy life, thou shalt not deem it a misfortune to lack the things men most crave and toil for.
I might have been your happiness, and became your misfortune. I am the cause of your death, for if I had been a different man, if I had not been wanting in all principles, all foundations of life, there would not have come upon you the shocks that killed you.
Each meeting occurs at the precise moment for which it was meant. Usually, when it will have the greatest impact on our lives.
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