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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."
"Accidental wisdom is better than willful folly."
"One is never fortunate or as unfortunate as one imagines."
"When Elvis was performing, you just tried to figure out a way to get there. I think he set all the records and anyone that has ever had the good fortune to see him, you know what it's like to try to get in to see Elvis. It was impossible, practically."
"Fortune is the rod of the weak, and the staff of the brave."
"Whatever fortune has raised to a height, she has raised only to cast it down."
"I never admire another's fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own."
"There are good and bad times, but our mood changes more often than our fortune."
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"Neither soldiers nor money can defend a king but only friends won by good deeds, merit, and honesty."
"Ambition drove many men to become false; to have one thought locked in the breast, another ready on the tongue."
"He only seems to me to live, and to make proper use of life, who sets himself some serious work to do, and seeks the credit of a task well and skillfully performed."
"All those who offer an opinion on any doubtful point should first clear their minds of every sentiment of dislike, friendship, anger or pity."
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