John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
1959 Franis Baon 1561-1626 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 1959 |
| AUTHOR: | Francis Bacon (1561–1626) |
| QUOTATION: | Chiefly the mould of a man’s fortune is in his own hands. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Of Fortune. |
| Note 1. Every man is the architect of his own fortune.—Pseudo-Sallust: Epist. de Rep. Ordin. ii. 1. His own character is the arbiter of every one’s fortune.—Publius Syrus: Maxim 283. [back] |