“I've seen the smiling of Fortune beguiling, I've felt all its favours and found its decay; Sweet was its blessing, kind its caressing, But now it is fled, fled far, far away.” KindFoundFeltSweetBlessingFortuneFar AwayDecayFavour Author:Richard Cobden
“Happy the life, that in a peaceful stream, Obscure, unnoticed through the vale has flow'd; The heart that ne'er was charm'd by fortune's gleam Is ever sweet contentment's blest abode.” HeartSweetFlowFortunePeacefulStreamsCharmContentmentObscureUnnoticedGleamAbode Author:James Gates Percival
“One who can find lemons sweet and grapes sour is ready for Dame Fortune.” ReadySweetFortuneGrapesSourLemonsDames Author:Mason Cooley
“Tired nature's sweet restorer, balmy sleep! He, like the world, his ready visit pays Where fortune smiles; the wretched he forsakes.” WorldNatureSleepPayReadySweetTiredFortuneWretchedForsake Author:Edward Young
“Sexual desire may burn like fire, but when you give a thought to when you are ill, then your excitement dies down. Fame and fortune may be sweet as candy, but when you give a thought to when you die, then their flavor is like chewing wax. Therefore, if people are usually concerned about death and illness, this can also dissolve unreal activities and develop longing for the way.” PeopleIfsWayGivingMayDesireDiesFireSweetActivityFameConcernedLongingFortuneIllIllnessExcitementTaoismFlavorCandyUnrealChewingSexual Desire Author:Zicheng Hong
“Always keep your words soft and sweet. You never know when you'll have to eat them. Always remember, as you go out to seek your fortune, your fame, your fulfillment, always remember that it's not who you know in this world, it's whom.” KnowsWorldRememberThis WorldSweetFameFortuneFulfillmentWho You KnowKeeping Your Word Author:Osborn Elliott