Fortune does not change men; it unmasks them

Quote by Susanne Curchod Necker

Topics: Fortune Quotes

Too many wish to be happy before becoming wise.

Too many wish to be happy before becoming wise.

The quarrels of lovers are like summer showers that leave the country more verdant and...

The quarrels of lovers are like summer showers that leave the country more verdant and...

Worship your heroes from afar; contact withers them

Worship your heroes from afar; contact withers them

The better part of valour is discretion.

The better part of valour is discretion.

The idol of today pushes the hero of yesterday out of our recollection; and will,...

The idol of today pushes the hero of yesterday out of our recollection; and will,...

The world's battlefields have been in the heart chiefly; more heroism has been displayed in...

The world's battlefields have been in the heart chiefly; more heroism has been displayed in...

Calculation never made a hero.

Calculation never made a hero.

We can't all be heroes, because somebody has to sit on the curb and clap...

We can't all be heroes, because somebody has to sit on the curb and clap...

The hero is the man dedicated to the creation and / or defense of reality-conforming,...

The hero is the man dedicated to the creation and / or defense of reality-conforming,...

True courage is not the brutal force of vulgar heroes, but the firm resolve of...

True courage is not the brutal force of vulgar heroes, but the firm resolve of...

There comes a time when you have to be your own hero. Because sometimes, the...

There comes a time when you have to be your own hero. Because sometimes, the...

The whole earth is the tomb of heroic men and their story is not given...

The whole earth is the tomb of heroic men and their story is not given...

The greatest obstacle to being heroic is the doubt whether one may not be going...

The greatest obstacle to being heroic is the doubt whether one may not be going...

That's what it takes to be a hero, a little gem of innocence inside you...

That's what it takes to be a hero, a little gem of innocence inside you...

Show me a hero and I will write you a tragedy.

Show me a hero and I will write you a tragedy.

It is surmounting difficulties that makes heroes.

It is surmounting difficulties that makes heroes.

One brave deed makes no hero.

One brave deed makes no hero.

A country grows in history not only because of the heroism of its troops on...

A country grows in history not only because of the heroism of its troops on...

People want you to be a crazy, out-of-control teen brat. They want you miserable, just...

People want you to be a crazy, out-of-control teen brat. They want you miserable, just...

The world is moved along, not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes, but...

The world is moved along, not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes, but...