With bad fortune we blame fate - with good we credit our own cleverness.

An ounce of fortune is worth more then a sack of gold.

Misfortune tells us what fortune is.

Many blessings come in disguise.

Everything comes to the person who doesn't need it.

Weep for the man who doesn't know his good fortune.

The peach was once a bitter almond.

Fortune comes in many disguises - including calamity.

Who has no ill fortune is troubled with good.