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"The fortune which nobody sees makes a person happy and unenvied."

"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."

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

"Fortune is like the market, where, many times, if you can stay a little, the price will fall."

"Accidental wisdom is better than willful folly."
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"To have a great man for a friend seems pleasant to those who have never tried it; those who have, fear it."

"Time will bring to light whatever is hidden; it will cover up and conceal what is now shining in splendor."

"It is no great art to say something briefly when, like Tacitus, one has something to say; when one has nothing to say, however, and none the less writes a whole book and makes truth into a liar - that I call an achievement."
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