# fortune
> Display random quotes and aphorisms from a quotation database

## Summary
Display random quotes and aphorisms from a database of quotations

## Capabilities
- Generate random quotes and messages
- Support multiple quotation databases
- Filter by category or pattern

## When to Use
- You want random quotes in your terminal
- You need a greeting for login scripts

## Related Tools
- [cowsay](/tools/cowsay) (complementary)
- [cowthink](/tools/cowthink) (complementary)

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Source: https://littlescripts.sh/tools/fortune
