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"The fortune which nobody sees makes a person happy and unenvied."
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"Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; adversity not without many comforts and hopes."
Adversity
"Science is but an image of the truth."
Science
"Age appears to be best in four things; old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read."
Friendship
"Truth is so hard to tell, it sometimes needs fiction to make it plausible."
Truth
"A man must make his opportunity, as oft as find it."
Opportunity
"Wise men make more opportunities than they find."
Man
"Nature is often hidden, sometimes overcome, seldom extinguished."
Nature
"In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior."
Enemy
"Knowledge and human power are synonymous."
Power
"Life, an age to the miserable, and a moment to the happy."
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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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"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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"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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Personal Development
"The unassuming youth seeking instruction with humility gains good fortune."
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"There are good and bad times, but our mood changes more often than our fortune."
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"Refrain from asking what going to happen tomorrow, and everyday that fortune grants you, count as gain."
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