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"Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none."
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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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"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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"Whatever fortune has raised to a height, she has raised only to cast it down."
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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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"The greatest good fortune of my return to Cambridge in 1946 was that there, in the spring, I met Elizabeth Fay Ringo. We were married a few months later."
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"Fortune truly helps those who are of good judgment."
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"Fortune makes a fool of those she favors too much."
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"Henceforth I ask not good fortune. I myself am good fortune."
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"If a man's fortune does not fit him, it is like the shoe in the story; if too large it trips him up, if too small it pinches him."
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"Life is full of chances and changes and the most prosperous of men may ... meet with great misfortunes."
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"Glory paid to our ashes comes too late."
Glory
"You give me nothing during your life, but you promise to provide for me at your death. If you are not a fool, you know what I wish for!"
Death
"A man who lives everywhere lives nowhere."
Man
"Be content to be what you are, and prefer nothing to it, and do not fear or wish for your last day."
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"Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst."
Will
"There is no living with thee, nor without thee."
Living
"Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none."
Fortune
"Glory comes too late, after one as been reduced to ashes."
Glory
"If fame is to come only after death, I am in no hurry for it."
Death
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