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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."
"I never admire another's fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own."
"We do not know what is really good or bad fortune."
"Accidental wisdom is better than willful folly."
"There are good and bad times, but our mood changes more often than our fortune."
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"Do you suppose there is any living man so unreasonable that if he found himself stricken with a dangerous ailment he would not anxiously desire to regain the blessing of health?"
"Five enemies of peace inhabit with us - avarice, ambition, envy, anger, and pride; if these were to be banished, we should infallibly enjoy perpetual peace."
"What name to call thee by, O virgin fair, I know not, for thy looks are not of earth And more than mortal seems thy countenances."
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