Quotes About Fortune

To continue to be lucky is my great desire.

Both the tales did illustrate how good luck follows opportunity. Herein lies a truth that many similar tales of good luck, won or lost, could not change. The truth is this: Good luck can be enticed by accepting opportunity.

I am unable to name a single one who started his success from such a source (gambling at the casino).

I learned that to attract good luck to oneself, it is necessary to take advantage of opportunities.

Without wisdom, gold is quickly lost by those who have it, but with wisdom, gold can be secured by those who have it not, as these three bags of gold do prove.

Men of Action are Favored by the goddess of Good Luck.

La suerte puede sonreirnos si aprovechamos las ocasiones que se presentan

You were indeed fortunate that Algamish made of you an heir.

We are weary of being without gold in the midst of plenty. We wish to become men of means.

Those eager to grasp opportunities for their betterment, do attract 'good luck'.

I desired it be round and full, clinking with the sound of gold.

The truth is this: Good luck can be enticed by accepting opportunity.

To him who is without knowledge of the five laws, gold comes not often, and goeth away quickly. But to him who abide by the five laws, gold comes and works as his dutiful slave.

him who keepeth and spendeth not a certain part of all his earnings, shall gold come more easily. Likewise, him whose purse is empty does gold avoid.

A man's wealth is not in the purse he carries. A fat purse quickly empties if there be no golden stream to refill it.

This meal we just ate? says Aunt Lydia. In many countries, this sort of meal would only be eaten by royalty. There are countries where people could live one year on what we throw out in one week, says Grandpa Kirk. I thought it was they could live one year on what we throw out in one day, says Grandma Sally. I thought it was they could live ten years on what we throw out in one minute, says Uncle Gus. Well anyway, says Doris. We are very lucky.

A fortunate birth, in other words, is a shock absorber. -The Thought Experiment

Fortuna se ha convertido en «fortuna», en el sentido del contador y del banquero.

Some things are just too coincidental to be a coincidence.

After all, when one approaches Middle Age… Middle Age? Has anyone ever boxed your ears Miss Thane? No, never, said Miss Thane, looking blandly up at him. You have been undeservedly fortunate, said Sir Tristram grimly.

One is for ever hearing of persons who have lost their fortunes at gaming, but one never hears of anyone who has won a fortune. It seems very odd to me. Where do all the lost fortunes go to?

means that Charis won't be a penniless bride.' 'Ah!

In process of time, as fortune changed, and according to wont caused many disasters, Slanius alone obtained the monarchy of the whole of Ireland. Hence he is called the first king of Ireland. He first reunited the five portions of Meath, and forming them into one province, appropriated the whole of Meath to the royal table.

They say he has made a fortune selling lobsters and renting houses to the summer people.