Famous Proverbs
296 Proverbs about Fortune / Page 17
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"If it is not a boy it will be a girl," says the fortune-teller.162.
Fortune is like a wall that falls on those who lean on it.163.
That which brings misfortune is not big.164.
Good fortune is loaned, not owned.165.
When fortune turns against you, even jelly breaks your teeth.166.
When the tide of misfortune moves over you, even jelly will break your teeth.167.
Change yourself, change your fortunes.168.
Fortune and misfortune live in the same courtyard.169.
Good fortune wears a pretty dress but its underclothes do not bear investigation.170.
Men who watch their fortune grow find their houses too small.