Quotes About Fortune

Man's character is his fate.

Ethos anthropoi daimon--a man's character is his fate.

A man's character is his fate.

The luckiest men die worthwhile deaths

One's bearing shapes one's fate.

Rich men's sons are seldom rich men's fathers.

As long as he deceived himself about the truth, he could blame fortune and have confidence in the future. Now the clouds of madness were closing round his mind.

I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value.

he was an inept athlete, an apathetic clubman, an unenthusiastic drinker, an indifferent gambler, a lukewarm lover. He, who owed his fortune to tobacco, did not even smoke. Those who accused him of being excessively frugal failed to understand that, in truth, he had no appetites to repress.

Such was the extent of his power. His fortune bent reality around it. This reality included people—and their perception of the world, like mine, was also caught in the gravitational pull of Bevel's wealth and warped by it.

But I like not these great success of yours for I know how jealous are the gods.

Mens fortunes are on a wheel, which in its turning suffers not the same man to prosper for ever.

The man of affluence is not in fact more happy than the possessor of a bare competency, unless, in addition to his wealth, the end of his life be fortunate. We often see misery dwelling in the midst of splendour, whilst real happiness is found in humbler stations.

Now if a man thus favoured died as he has lived, he will be just the one you are looking for: the only sort of person who deserves to be called happy. But mark this: until he is dead, keep the word "happy" in reserve. Till then, he is not happy, but only lucky...

Fate stalks us with depressing monotony from womb to tomb, and, when we are least expecting it, deals us a series of crushing blows from behind.

He is not in the habit of explaining himself. He is not in the habit of discussing his successes. But whenever good fortune has called on him, he has been there, planted on the threshold, ready to fling open the door to her timid scratch on the wood.

For it is a truth, that fortune is inconstant, fickle and mutable.

You know he will take the credit for your good ideas, and you the blame for his bad ones? When fortune turns against you, you will feel her lash: you always, he never. One day, when you are still adjusting your harness, you will look up and see him thundering downhill.

He thinks of making his fortune. We all know that money sticks to yours hands. No, It passes through them, alas.

I daresay something will happen, between now and '91, to make your fortunes look up.

But whenever good fortune has called on him, he has been there, planted on the threshold, ready to fling open the door to her timid scratch on the wood.

If you marvel at your good fortune, you should marvel in secret; never let people see you.

Never yet has the blind god, Wealth, come to my house and said 'Hipponax, I'm giving you thirty silver minas and much more.' No, he's far too tight.

you're lucky you can die!!