Fortunes of Cookies
September 1991 to July 2004
This page was most recently updated Friday, August 21, 2009
As I continue to enjoy Chinese cuisine, I will add new fortunes here. In sharing these, I
hope to stimulate creative writing based on these fortunes, some of which are quite
profoundish. Where I noted the dates of the meals when the cookies were enjoyed, I have
added (in parenthesis) the dates. Future fortunes will include dates more consistently. In
sharing these fortunes I do not intend to violate the law regarding copyright infringement
or theft of intellectual property. Any reader who considers this page in volation of the
law is asked to contact me writer@eosinc.com and so
advise.
Fortunes in Chinese Fortune Cookies
September 1991 to July 2004
A close friend reveals a hidden talent.
A family reunion in the coming months will be a tremendous success!
A friend asks only for your time; not your money.
A golden egg of opportunity falls into your lap this month.
A good time to start something new.
A happy event will take place shortly in your home.
A happy heart brings joy and peace where there is none.
Allow others their private space.
A loved one needs your kindness. It is to your benefit.
Add to your understanding of foreign art and culture.
An empty stomach is not a good political advisor. (from Jan Rose’s fortune cookie)
An hour with friends is worth more than ten with strangers.
An inch of time is an inch of gold.
An old friend asks you out for lunch.
A way out of a financial mess is discovered as if by magic.
At 20 years if age the will reigns; at 30 the wit; at 40 the judgment.
Be on the alert for a new opportunity. (January 21, 2001)
Be satisfied with what you own.
The best profit of future is the past.
Bide your time, for success is near.
Chances are present to make huge personal gains.
Chinese proverb: True gold fears no fire.
Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient for nothing.
Compromise in a dispute between friends is rarely regretted.
The current year will bring you much happiness
Depend on your feet, you can climb the highest mountain.
Diligence is the mother of good fortune.
Diplomacy is part of letting someone have your way.
Distance lends enchantment to the view.
Do not fall into the trap of being complacent.
Don’t worry, prosperity will knock on your door soon.
Everyone has ambitions.
Everyone agrees you are the best.
Everything is not yet lost.
Everything will now come your way.
The eyes believe themselves; The ears believe other people.
Exciting travel to exotic places will soon take place.
Generosity and perfection are your everlasting goals.
Get off to a new start. Come out of your shell.
God has given you special blessings.
Gid pf fortune is beckoning you
God will help you overcome any hardship.
Good advice jars the ear.
Good health will be yours for a long time..
Guard against underestimating foes.
He loves you as much as he can, but he cannot love you very much.
He who knows he has enough is rich.
He who wants to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.
Help a family member plan their future.
It is always darkest before the dawn.
It is better to be envied than pitied.
It is a sunny day.
It is the hopes and dreams we have that make us great.
Keep your feet on the ground, even though your friends flatter you.
Life is a daring and bold adventure to you.
Life’s reward will be yours
Look forward to great fortune and a new lease on life.
Love does not always wear a friendly face.
Love truth but pardon error.
Luck is now coming your way.
The mood is right for a friendly chat to lead to romance.
New exclusive opportunities will be presented.
No man is without enemies.
Nothing seems impossible to you.
New and rewarding activities will soon develop for you.
Now is a prosperous time of life for you.
Now is the time to try something new.
The only sure thing about luck is that it will change.
The only way to catch tiger cubs is to go into the tiger’s den.
The only way to have a friend is to be one.
Present your best ideas today to an eager and welcoming audience.
Review your finances.
Share your happiness with others today.
Sing and rejoice; fortune is smiling on you. (Feb 9 1999)
Smile! A smile will make you young forever.
Someone is speaking well of you. (black ink)
Someone is speaking well of you. (red ink)
Someone can read your mind.
Sometimes travel to new places leads to great transformation.
The star of riches is shining upon you.
There is no mistake so great as always being right.
There are many unexpected surprises and thrilling surprises in store for you!
There’s a good chance of a romantic encounter soon
This is your lucky week, buy lottery tickets.
Time and patience are called for, many surprises await you!
Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.
Time is the wisest counselor.
To be beautiful externally is lie a glass rose; one false move and it can crack.
Today is a perfect day to give that special person a gift.
Tomorrow will be an important day for you.
Ulterior motives are behind a recent friendship.
Very often you cannot help thinking of somebody.
Watch your relations with other people carefully, be reserved.
We are never so happy or unhappy as we imagine.
We must not become complacent over any success.
We will not know the worth of water ‘till the well is dry.
Wisdom is the principal thing.
Woe to him that is alone when he falls, for he has not another to pick him up.
Would you like someone to do you a favor?
You are a guiding star of his existence.
You are always welcome at any gathering.
You are broad minded and socially active.
You are full of hopes about your future.
You are competitive and analytical by nature.
You are contemplating some action that will bring credit to you.
You are faithful in the execution of any public trust.
You are fond of responsibility, and you like people.
You are going to have a comfortable old age.
You are going to take a vacation.
You are never deceptive or petty.
You are soon going to change your present line of work.
You are talented in many ways.
You are surrounded by fortune hunters.
You believe in the goodness of mankind.
You have an active mind and a keen imagination.
You have a keen sense of humor and love a good time.
You have an unusually magnetic personality.
You have an important new business development shaping up.
You have an unusually magnetic personality.
You have much skill in expressing yourself to be effective.
You may have to be patient now – think, listen and heed signs.
You or a close friend will be married within a year.
You should be able to make money and hold onto it.
You should be of more tenderness and less aggressiveness.
Your skill will accomplish what the force of many cannot
You will advance the careers of your friends in your success.
You will always be surrounded by true friends.
You will always have good luck in your personal affairs.
You will be advanced socially, without any special effort.
You will be invited to a small gathering with lots of spicy conversation..
You will be successful someday.
You will be successful in your work.
You will be unusually successful in business. (Feb 26 1999)
You will have a very pleasant experience.
You will inherit a large sum of money.
You will make many changes before settling satisfactorily.
You will never be last in line, you will always excel!
You will never regret the present, you will live to its fullest.
You will receive a fortune (cookie).
You will soon be involved in many gatherings, parties and communications.
You will soon gain something you have always wanted.
You will take a chance on something in the near future.
You will win success in whatever calling you adopt.
Your ability to find the silly in the serious will take you far.
Your ability to juggle many tasks will take you far.
Your character can be described as natural and unrestrained.
Your confidence whines and makes a great impression on others.
Your engaging character helps you up the social ladder.
Your family is young, gifted and attractive.
Your financial success will surprise the experts on Wall Street.
Your future will be happy and productive.
Your happy heart brings joy and peace where there is none.
Your happiness is intertwined with your outlook on life.
Your love life will be happy and harmonious
Your mentality is alert, practical and analytical.
Your modesty will shame those with lesser knowledge.
Your path is arduous but will be amply rewarding.
Your secret desire to completely change your life will be manifest.
Your self-confidence shines and makes a great impression on others.
Your self-confidence will astonish everyone.
Your skill will accomplish what the force of many cannot.
Your success will astonish everyone.
Your versatility includes manual dexterity although you prefer mental pursuits.
You will never regret the present you live tot he fullest.
You will spend old age in comfort and material wealth.
Your smile makes everyone realize that the world is a lovely and beautiful place.
You will step on the soil of many countries.