Livy: Fortune

“He is truly a man who will not permit himself to be unduly elated when fortune’s breeze is favorable, or cast down when it is adverse.”
Is demum vir erit, cuius animum neque prosperae res flatu suo efferent nec adversae infringent

“Good fortune and a good disposition are rarely given to the same man.”

“It is easy at any moment to surrender a large fortune; to build one up is a difficult and an arduous task.”

“It is when fortune is the most propitious that she is least to be trusted.”

“Fortune blinds men when she does not wish them to withstand the violence of her onslaughts.”