"Fortune's wheel never stands still the highest point is therefore the most perilous."

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"Fortune's wheel never stands still the highest point is therefore the most perilous."

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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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"Accidental wisdom is better than willful folly."

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