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Horace

"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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"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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"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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"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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A.E. Samaan

"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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A.E. Samaan

"Accidental wisdom is better than willful folly."

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

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A.E. Samaan

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

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A.E. Samaan

"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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"Suffering is but another name for the teaching of experience, which is the parent of instruction and the schoolmaster of life."
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"Undeservedly you will atone for the sins of your fathers."
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"Words will not fail when the matter is well considered."
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"Every old poem is sacred."
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