Quotes About Fortune

A prince indebted is a fortune made.

Beneath the sky, wretched lonliness was no jot better or worse than good fortune and success. To put it another way, wherever you stood, the same starry sky was peering down.

We do not collide with our destiny all of a sudden.

In the end he came to the realisation that suffering is not caused by ill fortune, by social injustice, or by divine whims. Rather, suffering is caused by the behaviour patterns of one's own mind.

People usually compare themselves to their more fortunate contemporaries rather than to their ill-fated ancestors. If you tell a poor American in a Detroit slum that he has access to much better healthcare than his great-grandparents did a century ago, it is unlikely to cheer him up. Indeed, such talk will sound terribly smug and condescending. 'Why should I compare myself to nineteenth-century factory workers or peasants?

Similarly, the fact that AIDS continued to infect and kill millions in Sub-Saharan Africa years after doctors had understood its mechanisms is rightly seen as the result of human failings rather than of cruel fortune.

In the end he came to the realization that suffering is not caused by ill fortune, by social injustice, or by divine whims. Rather, suffering is caused by the behaviour patterns of one's own mind

You can always make up in creativity what you lack in good fortune. Playing the game of life is like playing poker. Playing three aces badly won't get you as far as playing a terrible hand well.

Good fortune is lighter than a feather, But no one knows how to carry it; Misfortune is heavier than the earth, But no one knows how to escape it. (p. 40)

Success occurs when opportunity meets preparation.

Right comes with right timing.

Luck always favors those who are bold.

My life's misery and tragedy is my wealth and splendor.

Good luck is opportunity meeting preparedness.

Good luck is opportunity and preparedness coming together. Intention will provide you opportunities, but you still need to act when the opportunity is provided. Whenever

Cuando se le pregunta a la gente con mucho éxito cómo ha llegado a la cima, casi siempre está de acuerdo en dos cosas: ha tenido mucha suerte y estaba en el lugar adecuado en el momento oportuno. Pocos pueden explicar qué les llevó al lugar adecuado en el momento oportuno. Pero si consideramos la intuición como una habilidad real, es probable que a la gente con mucho éxito se le dé mejor «sentir» qué camino debe seguir.

The car was originally owned by a man who had made a fortune manufacturing bidis, the cheap cigarettes wrapped in the leaf of the ebony tree and tied at one end with a string.

Chance favors the prepared mind." This can be converted into a simple equation: Opportunity + Preparedness = Good Luck.

The man who is in the highest state of prosperity, and who thinks his fortune is most secure, knows not if it will remain unchanged till the evening.

A life lived with integrity - even if it lacks the trappings of fame and fortune is a shinning star in whose light others may follow in the years to come.

Luck happens when oppurtunity encounters the prepared mind.

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Luck is when opportunity meets preparation.

We have all received our share of good fortune, so that's my definition of much. A single blessing is all the bounty in the world, and if you've been blessed at all you're meant to pass some of that on. You're meant to set a positive example. That's our responsibility" (20).