Excerpt from Fortunes and Dreams a Practical Manual of Fortune, Telling, Divination and the Interpretation of Dreams, Signs and Omens There is a Latin saying that Fortune fras trates, single-handed, the plans of learned men. There are moments in the lives of each Of us when we do not seem to be masters of our actions, but are led by blind chance into paths which bring suc cess or failure in Spite of our own individual efforts. We stand in awe before a power which seems inimical to us, or rejoice over a series of coincidences that boost us into fame and fortune. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.