A Quote by George Herbert

Great Fortune brings with it Great misfortune.

George Herbert

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Brings Fortune Great Misfortune

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George Herbert
British - Poet
April 3, 1593 - March 1, 1633

The wheel of fortune [...] tells us that we all only want victory. We all want to triumph. But we all have to learn to endure what comes. We have to learn to treat misfortune and great fortune with indifference. That is wisdom.

Philippa Gregory

An evil nature wielding great authority brings misfortune upon the community.

Aeschines

No hour brings good fortune to one man without bringing misfortune to another.

Publilius Syrus

Misfortune is the root of good fortune; good fortune gives birth to misfortune.

Laozi

Misery and misfortune is all one; and of misfortune fortune hath only the gift.

Philip Sidney

Misfortune and Fortune are eerily similar, but Fortune is a better dresser and more fun at parties.

Janette Rallison

Great good nature without prudence is a great misfortune.

Benjamin Franklin

I've always thought tests are a gift. And great tests are a great gift. To fail the test is a misfortune. But to refuse the test is to refuse the gift, and something worse, more irrevocable, than misfortune.

Lois McMaster Bujold

My soul is my great asset and my great misfortune.

D. H. Lawrence

What beauty brings is huge. It brings great privilege, great power and potential to do many things. If you are beautiful, doors open for you; people smile at you; you are accepted in places where others aren't. So the relationship that people have with beauty, in a sense, is almost deforming.

Charlotte Rampling

Not only do you need great lyrics, a great message, a great story, great vocals, great chords... you also need great instrumentation, great editing, great sonics, great mixing, and great mastering. It all comes together to make something truly great, and I think each element combines together to create a powerful impact on the consumer.

Joey Sturgis

One of the most important of all the causes of great inequality of income is the inheritance of a great fortune by a small minority.

Hugh Dalton

Behind every great fortune lies a great crime.

Honore de Balzac

It requires a great deal of boldness and a great deal of caution to make a great fortune, and when you have it, it requires ten times as much skill to keep it.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Does what's happened keep you from acting with justice, generosity, self-control, sanity, prudence, honesty, humility, straightforward ness, and all other qualities that allow a person's nature to fulfill itself? So remember this principle when something threatens to cause you pain: the thing itself was no misfortune at all; to endure it and prevail is great good fortune.