| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Mutability of Fortune |
| | | A hundred years a banner, a hundred years a barrow. (A very old French proverb signifying the changeful fortunes of great feudal families.) Bohn. | 1 |
| A nobody to-day, a prince to-morrow. Latin. | 2 |
| Change of fortune is the lot of life. | 3 |
| Change yourself and fortune will change with you. Portuguese. | 4 |
| Every ten years one man has need of another. Italian. | 5 |
| He fell to-day, I may fall to-morrow. Latin. | 6 |
In a hundred years’ time princes are peasants,
And in a hundred and ten, peasants are princes. | 7 |
| Once he was a hammer, now he is an anvil. | 8 |
| That which is his lot to-day, may be yours to-morrow. Latin. | 9 |
| To-day a knight, to-morrow a beggar. German. | 10 |
| To-day a man, to-morrow a mouse. | 11 |
| To-day for money, to-morrow for nothing. German, Dutch. | 12 |
| To-day gold, to-morrow dust. | 13 |
| To-day in finery, to-morrow in filth. German. | 14 |
| To-day in gold, to-morrow in the mould. Danish. | 15 |
| To-day red, to-morrow dead. German, Dutch. | 16 |
| To-day stately and brave, to-morrow in the grave. Dutch. | 17 |
Who to-day was a haughty knight,
Is to-morrow a penniless wight. Dutch. | 18 |
| Yesterday a cow-herd, to-day a cavalier. Spanish. | 19 |
| You used to be a baker, though now you wear gloves. Spanish. | 20 | | |
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