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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

1960 Franis Baon 1561-1626 John Bartlett

 
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.
 
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]