Quotes About Fortune

I say that love is a lottery in which he who wins, wins death! You are very fortunate to have lost, believe me, my dear d'Artagnan. And if I have any counsel to give, it is, always lose!

when you have the honour to find yourself in the company of ordinary men and the good fortune to be out of politics for a moment, please try to pick up the heart that you leave behind at the cloakroom of the Lower and Upper House.

Every day he spoke of the immensity of the treasure, explaining to Dantes all the good a man could do for his friends in our modern times with such a fortune. At those moments Dantes' face would darken, for he thought of how much harm a man could do to his enemies in our modern times with such a fortune.

Fortune is a courtesan; favorable yesterday, she may turn her back tomorrow.

No hay ventura ni desgracia en el mundo, sino la comparación de un estado con otro, he ahí todo. Sólo el que ha experimentado el como del infortunio puede sentir la felicidad suprema. Es preciso haber querido morir, amigo mío, para saber cuán buena y hermosa es la vida.

Ma foi," said Danglars, "it would not be a bad speculation

But what shall we read? Oh, said Rosa, I have a book, - a book which I hope will bring us good fortune. Tomorrow, then. Yes, tomorrow. On the following evening Rosa returned with Cornelius de Witt's Bible.

par un de ces bonheurs inespérés qui arrivent parfois à ceux sur lesquels la rigueur du sort s'est longtemps lassée

porque las oraciones para el hombre que es dichoso son a veces palabras vacías de sentido, hasta que el dolor viene a explicar al infortunio ese lenguaje sublime con que nos habla Dios.

Vi sono esistenze predestinate in cui un primo sbaglio sconvolge l'intero avvenire.

My resolve is unwavering. But seek, Monsieur, and you will find: alas, every rich man has more than enough of poverty to pass by on his road through life!

Messieurs, dit-il, vous admettez bien ceci, n'est-ce pas, c'est qu'arrivé à un certain degré de fortune il n'y a plus de nécessaire que le superflu, comme ces dames admettront qu'arrivé à un certain degré d'exaltation, il n'y a plus de positif que l'idéal?

with you, he would have wasted a life that had become useless to him and would have been unable to accustom himself to your grief. The frustration would have filled him with hatred. Now he will become great and strong by struggling against adversities that he will change into good fortune. Let him rebuild the future for both of you, Madame. I can promise that he is in good hands.

fortuna, señor conde?

c'est quand on est au plus bas de la roue que la roue tourne et vous élève

Athos en el caballo que debía a su mujer, Aramis en el caballo que debía a su amante, Porthos en el caballo que debía a su procuradora, y D'Artagnan en el caballo que debía a su buena fortuna, la mejor de las amantes.

Digo que el amor es una lotería en la que el que gana, gana la muerte. Sois muy afortunado por haber perdido, creedme, mi querido D'Artagnan. Y si tengo algún consejo que daros, es perder siempre.

The pursuit of wealth generally diverts men of great talents and of great passions from the pursuit of power, and it very frequently happens that a man does not undertake to direct the fortune of the State until he has discovered his incompetence to conduct his own affairs.

The writer's beliefs and convictions heighten his language. In our eyes, as well as in his own, it is no longer a band of adventurers seeking their fortune beyond the seas; it is the germ of a great nation which God has placed upon a predestined shore.

When hereditary wealth, the privileges of rank, and the prerogatives of birth have ceased to be, and when every man derives his strength from himself alone, it becomes evident that the chief cause of disparity between the fortunes of men is the mind.

Good fortune can take forever to get to you, but as it turns out, sorrow is as quick as a shot.

She truly believed that she carried her own fate in the palm of her hand, as if destiny was nothing more than a green marble or a robin's egg, a trinket any silly girl could scoop up and keep. She believed that all you wanted, you would eventually receive, and that fate was a force which worked with you, not against you.

When you change your name you change your fate as well.

Time wasn't the same anymore. Doors were slamming shut before we even knew they'd been opened. Good fortune can take forever to get to you, but as it turns out, sorrow is as quick as a shot.