Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor Quote

Fortune have somewhat the nature of a woman; if she have too much weed, she is the farther off.


As quoted in The Advancement of Learning (1605), Book II, by Francis Bacon


Fortune have somewhat the nature of a woman; if she have too much weed, she is the farther off.

Fortune have somewhat the nature of a woman; if she have too much weed, she is the farther off.

Fortune have somewhat the nature of a woman; if she have too much weed, she is the farther off.

Fortune have somewhat the nature of a woman; if she have too much weed, she is the farther off.