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Chiefly the mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.
The day of fortune is like a harvest day, We must be busy when the corn is ripe.
- I've seen the smiling of Fortune beguiling,
- I've felt all its favours and found its decay.
ALISON COCKBURN, The Flowers of the Forest
Fortune favors the brave.
- Who lets slip Fortune, her shall never find.
- Occasion once pass'd by, is bald behind.
ABRAHAM COWLEY, Pyramus and Thisbe
Fortune rarely accompanies anyone to the door.
He that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune; for they are impediments to great enterprises, either of virtue or mischief.
Fortune may raise up or abuse the ordinary mortal, but the sage and the soldier should have minds beyond her control.
SIR WALTER SCOTT, Tale of the Crusaders
There is in the worst of fortune the best of chances for a happy change.
EURIPIDES, Iphigenia in Tauris
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