A great fortune depends on luck, a small one on diligence. – Chinese Proverb
Misfortune does not always result in harm. – Italian Proverb
Fortune favors the bold, but abandons the timid. – Proverb
When the tide of misfortune moves over you, even jelly will break your teeth – Proverb
Against change of fortune set a brave heart. – Proverb
People will ignore their misfortunes and their interests when they are in competition with their pleasures. – Proverb
There is something in the misfortune of our best friends which does not displease us. – Proverb
In bad fortune hold out, in good hold in. – Proverb
Ones best fortune, or, their worst is their spouse. – Proverb
Speedy exception is the mother of good fortune. – Proverb
There is no greater misfortune, than to not be able to endure misfortune. – Proverb
The unhappy derive comfort from the misfortunes of others. – Aesop
A woman, especially, if she have the misfortune of knowing anything, should conceal it as well as she can. – Jane Austen
Therefore if a man look sharply and attentively, he shall see Fortune; for though she be blind, yet she is not invisible. – Francis Bacon
Behind every great fortune there is a crime. – Honore de Balzac
An accident is an inevitable occurrence due to the actions of immutable natural laws. – Ambrose Bierce
It is wrong to think that misfortunes come from the east or from the west; they originate within ones own mind. Therefore, it is foolish to guard against misfortunes from the external world and leave the inner mind uncontrolled. – Buddha
Your fortune is not something to find but to unfold. – Eric Butterworth
Each man is the smith of his own fortune. – Appius Claudius Caecus
Fortune has something of the nature of a woman. If she is too intensely wooed, she commonly goes the further away. – Charles V
