"Too poor for a bribe, and too proud to importune, he had not the method of making a fortune."

Fortune, Poor

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"Too poor for a bribe, and too proud to importune, he had not the method of making a fortune."

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

Francis Bacon, English Philosopher

Fortune,

"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."

Francois de La Rochefoucauld, French Writer

Fortune,

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

Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Swiss Philosopher

Fortune, Jean Jacques Rousseau

"Fortune makes a fool of those she favors too much."

Horace, Roman Poet

Fortune, Favors, Fool

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

Nenia Campbell, Swedish Musician

Fortune, Luck, Happiness, Metaphor, Joy

"Fortune is a goddess that reveals herself only to people who seek her."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Fortune, Destiny, Chance, Luck

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

Francis Bacon, English Philosopher

Fortune, Will

"Accidental wisdom is better than willful folly."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

Fortune, Accidental Wisdom, Willful Folly, Serendipity

"Whatever fortune has raised to a height, she has raised only to cast it down."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Fortune, Statesman, Lucius Annaeus Seneca

"Do not yield to misfortunes, but advance more boldly to meet them, as your fortune permits you."

Virgil, Roman Poet

Fortune, Yield

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"The paths of glory lead but to the grave."

Glory

"He gave to misery (all he had) a tear."

Empathy

"If the best man's faults were written on his forehead, he would draw his hat over his eyes."

Wisdom

"'Tis folly to be wise."

Wisdom

"Alas, regardless of their doom, the little victims play! No sense have they of ills to come, nor care beyond today."

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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 makes a fool of those she favors too much."

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

"Fortune is a goddess that reveals herself only to people who seek her."

"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."

"Whatever fortune has raised to a height, she has raised only to cast it down."

"Do not yield to misfortunes, but advance more boldly to meet them, as your fortune permits you."

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"The paths of glory lead but to the grave."

"He gave to misery (all he had) a tear."

"If the best man's faults were written on his forehead, he would draw his hat over his eyes."

"'Tis folly to be wise."

"Alas, regardless of their doom, the little victims play! No sense have they of ills to come, nor care beyond today."

"Where ignorance is bliss, 'Tis folly to be wise."

"Visions of glory, spare my aching sight."

"Commerce changes the fate and genius of nations."

"Poetry is thoughts that breathe, and words that burn."

"Youth smiles without any reason. It is one of its chiefest charms."