Quotes About Fortune

Wisdom overcomes fortune.

Wisdom comes to no one by chance.

Accidents are not accidents but precise arrivals at the wrong right time.

Wisdom triumphs over chance.

Man's life is ruled by fortune, not by wisdom.

Fortune, thou hadst no deity, if men Had wisdom.

Happy nations have no history. History is the study of mankind's misfortune.

Luck never gives; it only lends.

I don't believe in luck.' 'Then it's for blessings. God gives us children in blessings. It's never by chance.' - Charisse & Nevada, Ch. 33

In 1958, Fortune singled Nash out for his achievements in game theory, algebraic geometry, and nonlinear theory

The fortune of his game had brought him fairies—but he had always known fairies were in the pack.

And when the moment came, even then Genji would be fortunate. He would die without fear, drenched in his own heart's blood, in the embrace of a beautiful woman, and she would weep for him. What samurai could hope for more?

Crisis changes people," Genji said, filling Heiko's cup in turn. "If they are fortunate, crisis shows them what truly matters.

About your easy heads my prayers I said with syllables of clay. What gift, I asked, shall I bring now Before I weep and walk away? Take, they replied, the oak and laurel. Take our fortune of tears and live Like a spendthrift lover. All we ask Is the one gift you cannot give.

But we're so desperate, aren't we, to believe that bad luck only happens to people who deserve it.

Heir and a spare and change.

He used to say, 'Accident of birth is the number one predictor of happiness.

What's for you is for you. Extend your hand and claim your blessing.

Accident of birth is the number one predictor of happiness.' Once

Fate laughs at (wo)men's schemes.

they simply trusted that God was, directly or indirectly, responsible for their good fortune. Their devotion had never been put to any serious test, and might not have withstood one; their love for God was based in their satisfaction with the status quo.

Fate laughs at men's schemes.

I've had the good fortune to have a much more diverse life than most people would, professional sports and television and news and movies.

I was very, very fortunate that 'Chico and the Man' was on TV, that helped me quite a bit. Of course, having the No. 1 Christmas song in the Spanish market, 'Feliz Navidad,' doesn't hurt either.