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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."
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"I never admire another's fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own."
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Personal Development
"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."
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Personal Development
"Do not yield to misfortunes, but advance more boldly to meet them, as your fortune permits you."
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"We do not know what is really good or bad fortune."
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Personal Development
"Accidental wisdom is better than willful folly."
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Personal Development
"I'm as lucky as a bed of oysters on cioppino night."
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Personal Development
"There are good and bad times, but our mood changes more often than our fortune."
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"Refrain from asking what going to happen tomorrow, and everyday that fortune grants you, count as gain."
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"Fortune makes a fool of those she favors too much."
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"Assassination has never changed the history of the world."
Wisdom
"The fool wonders, the wise man asks."
Wisdom
"London is a roost for every bird."
Travel
"Two nations between whom there is no intercourse and no sympathy; who are as ignorant of each other's habits, thoughts, and feelings, as if they were dwellers in different zones, or inhabitants of different planets. The rich and the poor."
Society
"Increased means and increased leisure are the two civilizers of man."
Life
"You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men."
Equality
"The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations."
Wisdom
"The very phrase 'foreign affairs' makes an Englishman convinced that I am about to treat of subjects with which he has no concern."
Politics
"A University should be a place of light, of liberty, and of learning."
Education
"Where knowledge ends, religion begins."
Wisdom
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