The less we deserve good fortune, the more we hope for it.

For greed all nature is too little.

—Lucius Annaeus Seneca

The greatest remedy for anger is delay.

—Lucius Annaeus Seneca

He who is brave is free.

—Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness.

—Lucius Annaeus Seneca

If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.

—Lucius Annaeus Seneca

When the sun is shining, think of the time it won't be, because even when you're sitting in your house with the doors shut, misfortune can fall from above.

—Lisa See in Shanghai Girls

Fortune befriends the bold.

—Emily Dickinson

Fortune can, for her pleasure, fools advance, / And toss them on the wheels of Chance.

—Juvenal

Henceforth I ask not good fortune. I myself am good fortune.

—Walt Whitman