Quotes about Fortune

Success occurs 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.

Life is a lottery that we've already won. But most people have not cashed in their tickets.

He who is discontented with what he has, and with what has been granted to him by fortune, is one who is ignorant of the art of living, but he who bears that in a noble spirit, and makes reasonable use of all that comes from it, deserves to be regarded as a good man.

Lucky is the man who dies at work.

Three generations from shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves.

Give me the life of the boy whose mother is nurse, seamstress, washerwoman, cook, teacher, angel, and saint, all in one, and whose father is guide, exemplar, and friend. No servants to come between. These are the boys who are born to the best fortune.

I was fortunate. I probably could have saved more money, too. But, it's like, even though I'm not really the Million Dollar Man, I have a retirement account, I saved some money, and I did some right things.

The lucky person passes for a genius.

The fates lead him who will; him who won't they drag.

Ducunt volentem fata, nolentem trahunt: "The Fates lead him who will; him who won't, they drag.

Where you stumble, there your treasure lies.