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Lix: Quotations from Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations

Eheu! quam brevibus pereunt ingentia fatis. Alas! by what slight means are great affairs brought to destruction.— CLAUDIANUS — In Rufinum. II. 49.

Fors juvat audentes. Fortune favors the brave.— CLAUDIANUS — Epistolæ. IV. 9.

Cui non conveniet sua res, ut calceus olim, Si pede major erit subvertet; si minor, uret. If a man's fortune does not fit him, it is like the shoe in the story; if too large it trips him up, if too small it pinches him.— HORACE — Epistolæ. I. 10. 42.

Horæ Momento cita mors venit aut victoria læta. In a moment comes either death or joyful victory.— HORACE — Satiræ. I. 1. 7.

Maximæ cuique fortunæ minime credendum est. The least reliance can be placed even on the most exalted fortune.— LIVY — Annales. XXX. 35.

Non temere incerta casuum reputat, quem fortuna numquam decepit. He whom fortune has never deceived, rarely considers the uncertainty of human events.— LIVY — Annales. XXX. 30.

Raro simul hominibus bonam fortunam bonamque mentem dari. Men are seldom blessed with good fortune and good sense at the same time.— LIVY — Annales. XXX. 42.

Posteraque in dubio est fortunam quam vehat ætas. It is doubtful what fortune to-morrow will bring.— LUCRETIUS — De Rerum Natura.