fortune motivational sayings and quotations
Chiefly the mold of a man’s fortune is in his own hands.
~motivational quotes about Confidence of Francis Bacon
There are two theories on hitting the knuckleball. Unfortunately, neither of them work.
~famous saying on Baseball by Charlie Lau, 1982
I believe in censorship. I made a fortune out of it.
~motivation quotations on Censorship by Mae West
The first man who, having enclosed a piece of ground, bethought himself of saying This is mine, and found people simple enough to believe him, was the real founder of civil society. From how many crimes, wars and murders, from how many horrors and misfortunes might not anyone have saved mankind, by pulling up the stakes, or filling up the ditch, and crying to his fellows, Beware of listening to this impostor; you are undone if you once forget that the fruits of the earth belong to us all, and the earth itself to nobody.
~motivational fortune sayings by Jean Jacques Rousseau, A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality
If man were immortal he could be perfectly sure of seeing the day when everything in which he had trusted should betray his trust, and, in short, of coming eventually to hopeless misery. He would break down, at last, as every good fortune, as every dynasty, as every civilization does. In place of this we have death.
~motivational sayings about fortune by Charles Sanders Peirce
Fortune knocks but once, but misfortune has much more patience
~inspirational saying on Adversity by Author Unknown
Thrift built not only fortunes, but also men. One of the best character builders is saving. Be just before you are generous.
~motivational quotes about Financial of
The unfortunate thing about this world is that good habits are so much easier to give up than bad ones.
~famous saying on Habits by Somerset Maugham
Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils.
~motivation quotations on Carpe Diem by Hector Berlioz
I inherited a painting and a violin which turned out to be a Rembrandt and a Stradivarius. Unfortunately, Rembrandt made lousy violins and Stradivarius was a terrible painter.
~motivational fortune sayings by Tommy Cooper
You are a fortunate person, indeed, if you can begin each day accepting the fact that during that day there will be ups and downs, good breaks and bad ones, disappointments, surprises, unexpected turns of events.
~motivational sayings about fortune by Roy Benjamin
Every man is the architect of his own fortune
~inspirational saying on Self-Determination by Sallust
A child’s world is fresh and new and beautiful, full of wonder and excitement. It is our misfortune that for most of us that clear-eyed vision, that true instinct for what is beautiful and awe-inspiring, is dimmed and even lost before we reach adulthood.
~motivational quotes about Inner Child of Rachel Carson
A man willing to work, and unable to find work, is perhaps the saddest sight that fortune’s inequality exhibits under this sun.
~famous saying on Unemployment by Thomas Carlyle
Even our misfortunes are a part of our belongings
~motivation quotations on Adversity by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Night Flight, 1931, translated from French by Stuart Gilbert
Is it a reasonable thing, I ask you, for a grown man to run about and hit a ball? Poker’s the only game fit for a grown man. Then, your hand is against every man’s, and every man’s is against yours. Teamwork? Who ever made a fortune by teamwork? There’s only one way to make a fortune, and that’s to down the fellow who’s up against you.
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