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"It was my fortune, or misfortune, to be called to the office of Chief Executive without any previous political training."
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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 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."
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"I have made it a rule of my life to trust a man long after other people gave him up, but I don't see how I can ever trust any human being again."
"It was my fortune, or misfortune, to be called to the office of Chief Executive without any previous political training."
"In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins."
"The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust those who helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours than those who are so ready to enjoy with me the sunshine of my prosperity."
"I know no method to secure the repeal of bad or obnoxious laws so effective as their stringent execution."
"If you see the President, tell him from me that whatever happens there will be no turning back."
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