| John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
| NUMBER: | 1960 |
| AUTHOR: | Francis Bacon (1561–1626) |
| QUOTATION: | If a man look sharply and attentively, he shall see Fortune; for though she is blind, she is not invisible. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Of Fortune. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
| Note 1. Fortune is painted blind, with a muffler afore her eyes, to signify to you that Fortune is blind.—William Shakespeare: Henry V. act iii. sc. 6. [back] |
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