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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."

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

"Accidental wisdom is better than willful folly."

"There are good and bad times, but our mood changes more often than our fortune."
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"There is an ancient saying among men that you cannot thoroughly understand the life of mortals before the man has died, then only can you call it good or bad."

"If you have done terrible things, you must endure terrible things; for thus the sacred light of injustice shines bright."
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