There is in the worst of fortune the best of chances for a happy change.
Euripides
Fortune is like glass--the brighter the glitter, the more easily broken.
Publilius Syrus
Fear of the future is worse than one's present fortune.
Quintilian
It is the fortunate who should extol fortune.
Torquato Tasso
It seems to never occur to fools that merit and good fortune are closely united.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe