"The man who has planned badly, if fortune is on his side, may have had a stroke of luck; but his plan was a bad one nonetheless."

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"The man who has planned badly, if fortune is on his side, may have had a stroke of luck; but his plan was a bad one nonetheless."

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"There is a kind of elevation which does not depend on fortune; it is a certain air which distinguishes us, and seems to destine us for great things; it is a price which we imperceptibly set upon ourselves."

Francois de La Rochefoucauld, French Writer

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"I never admire another's fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own."

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman Statesman

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"I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value."

Hermann Hesse, German Novelist

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"Do not yield to misfortunes, but advance more boldly to meet them, as your fortune permits you."

Virgil, Roman Poet

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"We do not know what is really good or bad fortune."

Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Swiss Philosopher

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"Accidental wisdom is better than willful folly."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

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"I'm as lucky as a bed of oysters on cioppino night."

Nenia Campbell, Swedish Musician

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"There are good and bad times, but our mood changes more often than our fortune."

Thomas Carlyle, Scottish Philosopher

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"Refrain from asking what going to happen tomorrow, and everyday that fortune grants you, count as gain."

Horace, Roman Poet

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"Fortune makes a fool of those she favors too much."

Horace, Roman Poet

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"Men trust their ears less than their eyes."

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"Death is a delightful hiding place for weary men."

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"Knowledge may give weight, but accomplishments give lustre, and many more people see than weigh."

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"Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances."

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"Of all men's miseries the bitterest is this: to know so much and to have control over nothing."

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"Many exceedingly rich men are unhappy, but many middling circumstances are fortunate."

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"Do you see how the god always hurls his bolts at the greatest houses and the tallest trees. For he is wont to thwart whatever is greater than the rest."

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"There is a kind of elevation which does not depend on fortune; it is a certain air which distinguishes us, and seems to destine us for great things; it is a price which we imperceptibly set upon ourselves."

"I never admire another's fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own."

"I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value."

"Do not yield to misfortunes, but advance more boldly to meet them, as your fortune permits you."

"We do not know what is really good or bad fortune."

"Accidental wisdom is better than willful folly."

"I'm as lucky as a bed of oysters on cioppino night."

"There are good and bad times, but our mood changes more often than our fortune."

"Refrain from asking what going to happen tomorrow, and everyday that fortune grants you, count as gain."

"Fortune makes a fool of those she favors too much."

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"Men trust their ears less than their eyes."

"Death is a delightful hiding place for weary men."

"Knowledge may give weight, but accomplishments give lustre, and many more people see than weigh."

"Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances."

"Of all men's miseries the bitterest is this: to know so much and to have control over nothing."

"Force has no place where there is need of skill."

"The destiny of man is in his own soul."

"In soft regions are born soft men."

"Many exceedingly rich men are unhappy, but many middling circumstances are fortunate."

"Do you see how the god always hurls his bolts at the greatest houses and the tallest trees. For he is wont to thwart whatever is greater than the rest."