296 Proverbs about Fortune / Page 3
41. Misfortune comes to all men.
42. A man who cannot tolerate small misfortunes can never accomplish great things.
43. A man's fortune must first be changed from within.
44. If you want happiness for an hour -- take a nap. If you want happiness for a day -- go fishing. If you want happiness for a month -- get married. If you want happiness for a year -- inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime -- help someone else.
45. One courts misfortune by flaunting wealth.
46. What first appears as a calamity may later bring good fortune.
47. Fortune has a fickle heart and a short memory.
48. Misfortune conquers timid souls while great minds subdue misfortune.
49. Blessings do not come in pairs; misfortunes never come singly.
50. A good fortune may forebode a bad luck, which may in turn disguise a good fortune.
51. When good fortune finally comes, no one can ever stop it.
52. Misfortunes never come single.
53. Misfortunes that can't be avoided must be sweetened.
54. Misfortunes, when asleep, are not to be awakened.
55. One misfortune brings on another.
56. A fool may meet with good fortune, but the wise only profits by it.
57. Fortune and glass break soon, alas.
58. Fortune does not stand waiting at any one's door.
59. Fortune is round; it makes one a king, another a dunghill.
60. Fortune lost, nothing lost; courage lost, much lost; honour lost, more lost; soul lost, all lost.
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